If Only There was Health Insurance for Horses!

I recently had a series of two vet visits for my horse: the typical spring vet visit, with an exam, vaccinations, and tooth floating, and a follow-up visit with the rest of his vaccinations.

(My vet does a slightly different vaccination schedule, with the vaccine for Eastern and Western Equine Encephalomyelitis being given in the fall instead of the spring, in order to reduce the risk of the horse having a reaction to the vaccinations. Apparently the West Nile virus and the Eastern ad Western Equine Encephalomyelitis tend to react badly with one another.)

After having coughed out nearly $300 in vet expenses — for perfectly routine stuff — I'm really wishing there was medical insurance for horses. Can you imagine if you could just call up a Florida health insurance company and ask for quotes on an equine health insurance plan?

Of course, maybe that isn't the best idea. I know from experience that sometimes even finding affordable health insurance in Florida for people can be pretty challenging. Maybe it's best to leave vets and horse health care the way it is. Even if it means paying some pretty high prices in the spring and fall, at least it's nothing terribly unmanageable — and for the occasional unexpected and un-budgeted-for expense, there are health care credit programs such as Care Credit that will help you pay for it!