Horse Owners Please Read!!!
05-19-2011, 04:10 PM
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There have been confirmed cases of Equine Herpes Virus-1 in several states. Please google: Equine Herpes Virus and please,please keep your horses at home to prevent them from possibly becoming exsposed to this virus...it can be deadly to your beloved horses. Thanks for reading this.
05-19-2011, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Nanny J
There have been confirmed cases of Equine Herpes Virus-1 in several states. Please google: Equine Herpes Virus and please,please keep your horses at home to prevent them from possibly becoming exsposed to this virus...it can be deadly to your beloved horses. Thanks for reading this.
05-19-2011, 05:03 PM
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I believe that this started in a Utah or Nevada horse show, or at least for the ones in our area. Several cases right around here.
Like she said, keep your large fur kids at home, don't allow any strangers who "LOVE HORSES" to touch them if they've been around others, especially in other states. I'm not too sure how this is passed, could be direct contact or air born, not too sure about that, but could be brought in on shoes or clothes.
It's best to be sure.
Like she said, keep your large fur kids at home, don't allow any strangers who "LOVE HORSES" to touch them if they've been around others, especially in other states. I'm not too sure how this is passed, could be direct contact or air born, not too sure about that, but could be brought in on shoes or clothes.
It's best to be sure.
05-19-2011, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Nanny J
There have been confirmed cases of Equine Herpes Virus-1 in several states. Please google: Equine Herpes Virus and please,please keep your horses at home to prevent them from possibly becoming exsposed to this virus...it can be deadly to your beloved horses. Thanks for reading this.
05-19-2011, 05:15 PM
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It can be pass through a horse sneezing, whinnying, or thru brushes or tack. It survives on tack, and anything that has been in contact with an infected horse should be destroyed. A person petting an infected horse, and then petting a healthy horse can spread the virus to the healthy horse.
It's wickedly nasty stuff, and I know of several rodeos that have been canceled because of it.
It's wickedly nasty stuff, and I know of several rodeos that have been canceled because of it.
05-19-2011, 07:49 PM
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This site is a pdf file with a lot of info on the disease. (not affiliated)
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/animalscienc...nts/ehvfaq.pdf
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/animalscienc...nts/ehvfaq.pdf
05-19-2011, 09:23 PM
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It is big news in our area and everyone is exercising extreme caution because we do have confirmed cases (our's also started with the Utah show). People are being asked not to transport their horses unless absolutely necessary.
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