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Horses To Baja
I could spend a lot more time at my casa south of San Felipe if my wife could have her horses down there. Does anyone know of restrictions going
back and forth across the border with horses? Is there a quarantine period? How about large animal vets in the San Felipe area? Any help would be much
appreciated.
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Just sell the horses
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This fellow is Pancho and he lives at Camp Saguaro, next to Nuevo Mazatlan (Km. 32). Sarah was allowed to ride him. Pancho is wearing a hat made by
Mexray for our President's Day Matomi Gang reunion, last year.
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It can be done following procedure.
Just a suggestion, google it. We used to ride our horses across east of Tecate, trailer 'em and go. I suspect those days are over as that was then
and this is now.
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ncie/iregs/animals/mx_eq.pdf
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Anon
Sorry but I don't any experience moving horses back and forth across the border, but I do own one down here.
There are no large animal vets in San Felipe. There is a retired large animal vet living at El Dorado close to Baja Lou. However large animal vet
supplies can be bought at the local vet. Most caballeros around here do their own doctoring and rely on a network of friends to know who does what
best. It only took 4 months, but I finally found someone that really knew how to trim my horses hooves. I had even gone so far as to download
instructions from the internet and bought my own fariers tools before I made the right conection.
Does your wife have to have her horse down here, or will anyone do? Horses are pretty cheap down here.
Where would you stable it down here?
My neighbor has a parcel just south of Percebu and he and I are talking about moving down there because of the better grazing. Maybe we sould look at
a horse boarding facility too.
burro bob
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Please be careful with your horses....
Don't let your horse end up like this gentle gal. This was a great mare...she gave many a kid a thrill around Mulege. Unfortunately, a careless and
speeding driver just couldn't avoid hitting her and then driving away without even having the decency to put her out of her misery. If I ever come
across the guilty party, they will suffer the same fate. I know some arroyos.......
As to the original question..you will have USDA to deal with upon returning to US. you will be required to show current FMD foot and mouth disease)
and AHS (African Horse Sickness) certificates issued by a government-employed vet, all clothing of you and horse(blankets, etc) will be disenfected,
and be issued a certificate stating that everything has been cleaned/disinfected properly. The hooves will have to be free of dirt, mud, etc. Also
your shoes. If coming from a country where there is or has been FMD or AHS then expect a 5-7 guarantine. Having known these regs for some time (I
have brought horses into Baja many years ago for Baja Patty) I also know that enforcement of this regs is pretty much up to the individual official at
the moment...he uses his own discretion most of the time. But you must be aware that your animal might be guarantined upon shipment back to the US.
Most horses stay in Baja.
There was a horse boarding ranch at Mulege, but those folks left, althought it might be a good time to start another there...it's for sale. Great
spot. Good luck with your horse.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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