The B.W. Pickett Equine Center on the Colorado State University Foothills Campus, a separate facility from the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, is lifting its temporary closure to visiting horses.
The CSU Equine Center, which is an event and teaching facility, will re-open on a provisional basis using additional biosafety measures similar to those in effect at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. These steps will verify that horses coming onto the property have not been exposed to EHV-1 and are not displaying symptoms of illness.
People organizing and participating in events at the Equine Center should call in advance for information about safety precautions.
The Equine Center is home to the CSU Equine Sciences Program, an undergraduate degree program, and it hosts a number of horse-related events. The following events are scheduled in June and will move forward as planned, with the additional safety precautions in place: Extreme Mustang Makeover, a wild-mustang training competition and adoption event, June 10-12; CSU summer horse camps for young riders, June 13-18 and June 19-24; and state 4-H horse judging contest in late June.