11/21/2025
It’s been brought to my attention that EHV 1 has hit a large amount of horses in Texas, and a lot of horses in rodeo and showmanship horses in general, luckily this is starting up in winter so people will be less likely to be traveling and introducing horses elsewhere. If you are a client of mine, and you’ve had your horses around out of state horses, please be vigilant to symptoms. Symptoms include from respiratory issues like fever, nasal discharge, and coughing, to neurological signs such as incoordination, weakness, and paralysis. In pregnant mares, EHV-1 can cause late-term abortions. Other symptoms can include lethargy, loss of appetite, and loss of tail tone. Please understand, this disease can be airborne, or transported by human clothing. Or anything that comes in contact. Hoof care is important, but if their is suspicion of infection we will reschedule to avoid spread from one herd to another, I often see up to 3 herds of horses a day, I do not want to be the common denominator of spreading sickness and will be disinfecting tools and clothing to avoid so, but the best way to avoid it is to recognize the illness first, god willing we are all clear up here in Wisconsin, but I’d rather be safe than sorry. Thank you!
