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Location: Tulsa, Ok | Just a heads up. There is a confirmed case in Montgomery Country Texas. The horse in question was on the grounds at OKC at the BBR finals 4/28-30 and the Williamson Co Expo in Taylor Tx on 5/5. This information is according to a Texas Animal Health Commission news release today. There is also a statement from the BBR on their facebook page.
Edited to add that the Okla Dept of Agriculture put out a statment this afternoon. They state the horse was at OKC fairgrunds 4/26 - 4/29. That time frame seems to make more sense.
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Location: Tulsa, Ok | Third case now confirmed in the Lubbock area. This horse was at BBR and nowhere since. | |
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Location: Running barrels or watching nascar | Not to hijack the post but I'm on a little assignment about EHV. What questions do you still have (that haven't been answered already) concerning the disease? | |
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Location: Tulsa, Ok | barrelracer1983 - 2018-05-12 11:14 AM Not to hijack the post but I'm on a little assignment about EHV. What questions do you still have (that haven't been answered already) concerning the disease?
I think I am good as far as information on EHV. I was stalled in barn 4 at the BBR although several aisles away from the horses that have been confirmed positive. We are fairly close to the end of the incubation period, but I am just continuing to monitor my own horses closely as well as watching any bulletins for further positive cases. | |
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Location: Running barrels or watching nascar | SC Wrangler - 2018-05-12 1:53 PM
barrelracer1983 - 2018-05-12 11:14 AM Not to hijack the post but I'm on a little assignment about EHV. What questions do you still have (that haven't been answered already) concerning the disease?
I think I am good as far as information on EHV. Â I was stalled in barn 4 at the BBR although several aisles away from the horses that have been confirmed positive. Â We are fairly close to the end of the incubation period, but I am just continuing to monitor my own horses closely as well as watching any bulletins for further positive cases.Â
Oh I am too. Been temping them all week. | |
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SOME COMMON SENSE!!
Charmane Macomber
May 4 at 10:49am
As a veterinarian and an avid traveling barrel racer, I thought I might share my opinion on the hysteria of EHV-1 (Equine Herpes Virus) and EHM (Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy) that is currently impacting and surrounding my barrel racing community. I won’t make light of it. EHM is a deadly disease. It is a terrible thing to see and experience. It cannot be prevented by vaccination. Treatment for it is expensive and often unrewarding. You should be a little or maybe a lot scared of it especially if you were at a show where a horse was found later to contract the disease. But, here’s the thing that people just don’t seem to understand. EHV isn’t new, it just didn’t show up in our area, and it is not any more prevalent than it has ever been. EHV IS EVERYWHERE IN THE HORSE POPULATION ALL OF THE TIME. Any time you haul horse somewhere you are putting your horse at risk for contracting an infectious disease. While it might be influenza, strangles, EHV-4, pleuropneumonia, salmonella, whatever - one of those possibilities is EHV-1 leading to EHM.
The producers of the Marcie Locken Memorial went to a lot of work to organize that event. And at the last minute they decided to cancel it because of the possible threat of EHV/EHM. I’m sure that was a very difficult decision and based on their own level of comfort and the advice they were given by others they made the best possible decision for them. Do I think that was a good or bad decision? Not my decision to make - they had to do what they felt comfortable with given their options and they get zero judgment from me. But I will tell you that if they would have had the event I would have been there to support it and the threat of EHV wouldn’t have entered my mind anymore than it does at any other event. Why? BECAUSE EHV IS EVERYWHERE IN THE HORSE POPULATION ALL OF THE TIME.
Every time you haul your horse somewhere you should practice common sense technique - avoid direct contact with other horses, don’t share buckets and hoses, pay attention to where your horse is trying to put its nose. Also vaccinate your horses so their immune system isn’t working overtime fighting one of those infections that can be prevented. You know the drill - it isn’t rocket science. But, do all of this everywhere you are - not just when there is a bunch of hype on Facebook - because EHV IS EVERYWHERE IN THE HORSE POPULATION ALL OF THE TIME.
If you are a producer and you want to have your event - you should not be made to feel uncaring or ashamed - you are not doing anything wrong. Why? Because EHV IS EVERYWHERE IN THE HORSE POPULATION ALL OF THE TIME. If you want to be extra proactive there are some things you can do like require a 24-48 hour health certificate that includes a temperature, take horses temperatures as they unload, etc. It’s more labor intensive but it can be done without shutting down the industry for weeks. But if as a producer you don’t want to take the risks, it is okay to cancel and alleviate that guilt/responsiblity. Just know that EHV IS EVERYWHERE IN THE HORSE POPULATION ALL OF THE TIME and the date you reschedule or the next event you produce still has all of those risks. If you as a horse owner don’t feel comfortable attending an event because of a threat or proximity of an infectious disease, then by all means stay home. There are many times when that is the best decision for you and your horse. But don’t expect the producer to refund your money or move their show. Don’t pass judgment and expect the rest of the industry to have to shut down and cater to your very real fear of what could/might happen because EHV IS EVERYWHERE IN THE HORSE POPULATION ALL OF THE TIME. If you go to a show, take proper precautions, and your horse gets EHM - it sucks and it is terrible but it is going to happen to somebody somewhere - because EHV IS EVERYWHERE IN THE HORSE POPULATION ALL OF THE TIME. And it’s **** scary.
*(Credit to Kami Ireland. Well written and said by her, I am just passing it on.)*
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Location: Tulsa, Ok | BARRELHORSE USA - 2018-05-13 12:37 PM FINALLY .... SOME COMMON SENSE!! Charmane Macomber May 4 at 10:49am As a veterinarian and an avid traveling barrel racer, I thought I might share my opinion on the hysteria of EHV-1 (Equine Herpes Virus) and EHM (Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy) that is currently impacting and surrounding my barrel racing community. I won’t make light of it. EHM is a deadly disease. It is a terrible thing to see and experience. It cannot be prevented by vaccination. Treatment for it is expensive and often unrewarding. You should be a little or maybe a lot scared of it especially if you were at a show where a horse was found later to contract the disease. But, here’s the thing that people just don’t seem to understand. EHV isn’t new, it just didn’t show up in our area, and it is not any more prevalent than it has ever been. EHV IS EVERYWHERE IN THE HORSE POPULATION ALL OF THE TIME. Any time you haul horse somewhere you are putting your horse at risk for contracting an infectious disease. While it might be influenza, strangles, EHV-4, pleuropneumonia, salmonella, whatever - one of those possibilities is EHV-1 leading to EHM. The producers of the Marcie Locken Memorial went to a lot of work to organize that event. And at the last minute they decided to cancel it because of the possible threat of EHV/EHM. I’m sure that was a very difficult decision and based on their own level of comfort and the advice they were given by others they made the best possible decision for them. Do I think that was a good or bad decision? Not my decision to make - they had to do what they felt comfortable with given their options and they get zero judgment from me. But I will tell you that if they would have had the event I would have been there to support it and the threat of EHV wouldn’t have entered my mind anymore than it does at any other event. Why? BECAUSE EHV IS EVERYWHERE IN THE HORSE POPULATION ALL OF THE TIME. Every time you haul your horse somewhere you should practice common sense technique - avoid direct contact with other horses, don’t share buckets and hoses, pay attention to where your horse is trying to put its nose. Also vaccinate your horses so their immune system isn’t working overtime fighting one of those infections that can be prevented. You know the drill - it isn’t rocket science. But, do all of this everywhere you are - not just when there is a bunch of hype on Facebook - because EHV IS EVERYWHERE IN THE HORSE POPULATION ALL OF THE TIME. If you are a producer and you want to have your event - you should not be made to feel uncaring or ashamed - you are not doing anything wrong. Why? Because EHV IS EVERYWHERE IN THE HORSE POPULATION ALL OF THE TIME. If you want to be extra proactive there are some things you can do like require a 24-48 hour health certificate that includes a temperature, take horses temperatures as they unload, etc. It’s more labor intensive but it can be done without shutting down the industry for weeks. But if as a producer you don’t want to take the risks, it is okay to cancel and alleviate that guilt/responsiblity. Just know that EHV IS EVERYWHERE IN THE HORSE POPULATION ALL OF THE TIME and the date you reschedule or the next event you produce still has all of those risks. If you as a horse owner don’t feel comfortable attending an event because of a threat or proximity of an infectious disease, then by all means stay home. There are many times when that is the best decision for you and your horse. But don’t expect the producer to refund your money or move their show. Don’t pass judgment and expect the rest of the industry to have to shut down and cater to your very real fear of what could/might happen because EHV IS EVERYWHERE IN THE HORSE POPULATION ALL OF THE TIME. If you go to a show, take proper precautions, and your horse gets EHM - it sucks and it is terrible but it is going to happen to somebody somewhere - because EHV IS EVERYWHERE IN THE HORSE POPULATION ALL OF THE TIME. And it’s **** scary. *(Credit to Kami Ireland. Well written and said by her, I am just passing it on.)*
I am in no way trying to cause hysteria. I get that this as well as other communicable diseases are out there every day, all the time. But common sense also dictates that owners try to be aware of confirmed cases and possible exposure and be extra vigilant in monitoring their own horses. Early detection is more often then not the key to successful treatment. | |
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| BARRELHORSE USA - 2018-05-13 12:37 PM
FINALLY ....
SOME COMMON SENSE!!
Charmane Macomber
May 4 at 10:49am
As a veterinarian and an avid traveling barrel racer, I thought I might share my opinion on the hysteria of EHV-1 (Equine Herpes Virus) and EHM (Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy) that is currently impacting and surrounding my barrel racing community. I won’t make light of it. EHM is a deadly disease. It is a terrible thing to see and experience. It cannot be prevented by vaccination. Treatment for it is expensive and often unrewarding. You should be a little or maybe a lot scared of it especially if you were at a show where a horse was found later to contract the disease. But, here’s the thing that people just don’t seem to understand. EHV isn’t new, it just didn’t show up in our area, and it is not any more prevalent than it has ever been. EHV IS EVERYWHERE IN THE HORSE POPULATION ALL OF THE TIME. Any time you haul horse somewhere you are putting your horse at risk for contracting an infectious disease. While it might be influenza, strangles, EHV-4, pleuropneumonia, salmonella, whatever - one of those possibilities is EHV-1 leading to EHM.
The producers of the Marcie Locken Memorial went to a lot of work to organize that event. And at the last minute they decided to cancel it because of the possible threat of EHV/EHM. I’m sure that was a very difficult decision and based on their own level of comfort and the advice they were given by others they made the best possible decision for them. Do I think that was a good or bad decision? Not my decision to make - they had to do what they felt comfortable with given their options and they get zero judgment from me. But I will tell you that if they would have had the event I would have been there to support it and the threat of EHV wouldn’t have entered my mind anymore than it does at any other event. Why? BECAUSE EHV IS EVERYWHERE IN THE HORSE POPULATION ALL OF THE TIME.
Every time you haul your horse somewhere you should practice common sense technique - avoid direct contact with other horses, don’t share buckets and hoses, pay attention to where your horse is trying to put its nose. Also vaccinate your horses so their immune system isn’t working overtime fighting one of those infections that can be prevented. You know the drill - it isn’t rocket science. But, do all of this everywhere you are - not just when there is a bunch of hype on Facebook - because EHV IS EVERYWHERE IN THE HORSE POPULATION ALL OF THE TIME.
If you are a producer and you want to have your event - you should not be made to feel uncaring or ashamed - you are not doing anything wrong. Why? Because EHV IS EVERYWHERE IN THE HORSE POPULATION ALL OF THE TIME. If you want to be extra proactive there are some things you can do like require a 24-48 hour health certificate that includes a temperature, take horses temperatures as they unload, etc. It’s more labor intensive but it can be done without shutting down the industry for weeks. But if as a producer you don’t want to take the risks, it is okay to cancel and alleviate that guilt/responsiblity. Just know that EHV IS EVERYWHERE IN THE HORSE POPULATION ALL OF THE TIME and the date you reschedule or the next event you produce still has all of those risks. If you as a horse owner don’t feel comfortable attending an event because of a threat or proximity of an infectious disease, then by all means stay home. There are many times when that is the best decision for you and your horse. But don’t expect the producer to refund your money or move their show. Don’t pass judgment and expect the rest of the industry to have to shut down and cater to your very real fear of what could/might happen because EHV IS EVERYWHERE IN THE HORSE POPULATION ALL OF THE TIME. If you go to a show, take proper precautions, and your horse gets EHM - it sucks and it is terrible but it is going to happen to somebody somewhere - because EHV IS EVERYWHERE IN THE HORSE POPULATION ALL OF THE TIME. And it’s **** scary.
*(Credit to Kami Ireland. Well written and said by her, I am just passing it on.)*
I agree in the sense that we expose our horses every time we haul them. However, I do think producers should be smart when its actively out there and spreading. According to research I have done, it is more common at certain times of the year so maybe it is every everywhere all the time BUT it also has a high danger timeframe. If we are in that time frame, with multiple positive cases in the same area, then I still agree with postponing events.
I am in MN, am I worried? Not really. I make smart choices with my horses (common sense) but if we started having a lot of positive cases around here and the facilities I run in, I would stay home. | |
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Location: Windoming | Kami wrote that because our area has been hit with the EHV-1 virus and numerous barrel races and other events have been cancelled for months because of it. I thought it was well written. Some brave souls carried on, but entries were way down. My horses were exposed back in February. I'm pretty good at taking temps now! | |
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| One of our horses contracted EHV-1 that was EHM last year. She was hospitalized for over two weeks. She contracted it at a big futurity and barrel race in Utah. But the time she showed symptoms it was after the next weekend. We had gone to two more races before she became symptomatic. She was vaccinated, had health certificate, coggins, etc. We follow all common sense protocols and safety measures while at races. We had futurity colts on that same trailer. We didn’t ask for our horse to get sick. We had stallions and foals at home. The hatred and bashing we received was unbelievable, all the while our horse was fighting for her life in the hospital under quarantine. We immediately shut our barn down before the state did, followed all protocols, and still got horrible judgement from others. Our horse made it through and healed up.
Because of that did it stop us from continuing to go to races and compete? Absolutely not! Just like the lady above said. It is everywhere. It’s a risk you take anytime you take your horse anywhere. All you can do is be as safe as possible, but there is always a risk. I pray for the horses that contracted this disease and I respect the producers of the races that are stuck with making tough decisions. We all love our horses, and want to be able to go compete and have fun!
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