The inventor of Summer Whinnys, the fly barrier sock for equine legs, understands the importance of minimizing unfamiliar or potentially dangerous situations involving protective horse wear.
If your horse is sick with the flu, take biosafety precautions such as washing hands and clothes or equipment that came in contact with that horse, as soap will kill influenza viruses.
The Wisconsin state veterinarian recommends that horses with a fever and symptoms of contagious respiratory infection should be kept at home and not taken to shows, competitions, clinics or public trail rides.
The spread of infectious diseases tends to increase at sales or boarding facilities, breeding farms, barns of performance and show horses, fairgrounds or racetracks where situations are ideal for introducing and transmitting infectious diseases.
In a health alert, AQHA and corporate partner Pfizer Animal Health are warning horse owners that travel stress and unfamiliar environments should be concerns for horse owners, especially when it comes to equine respiratory disease.Â
With six more horses in Colorado showing symptoms of Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1), the outbreak looks ever more threatening. Agricultural officials and veterinarians throughout the United States and Canada are warning horse owners and putting biosecurit
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According to Ron Miller with the California Farm Bureau, horse events have been cancelled in California and other Western states, after an outbreak of a potentially fatal disease.
The best defense against EHV-1 and other infectious diseases in horses is stringent biosecurity by taking the necessary steps to prevent infection and/or stop the spread of an infection.".
During warm summer months, horses and owners are often made miserable by flies and other insects. Having an effective fly control program and using effective products can protect horses from annoyance and misery.  Effective fly control can be ac