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| Sad news to report, the Isanti case was humanely euthanized this morning :( Tests are still pending |
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Location: North Dakota | According to a post on fb from a lady that knows the Isanti horse that horse is new to that boarding facility. The horse was hauled to WSCA shows and other shows up to March 15th and was moved to that barn at the beginning of March. So this horse could very well have contracted the virus and just recently began showing signs. If your horse was hauled to Kuka, HCV, or Arrowhead in the past couple months your horse could possibly have been exposed. Please stay home!! |
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| Glad I've been on the lazy side and haven't hauled anywhere… The St. Croix County case is about a half hour from me… No good. Makes me nervous to be boarding. |
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| Just Bring It - 2014-04-09 10:36 AM
According to a post on fb from a lady that knows the Isanti horse that horse is new to that boarding facility. The horse was hauled to WSCA shows and other shows up to March 15th and was moved to that barn at the beginning of March. So this horse could very well have contracted the virus and just recently began showing signs. If your horse was hauled to Kuka, HCV, or Arrowhead in the past couple months your horse could possibly have been exposed. Please stay home!!
Yes from my sources, this information is correct. I am not sold either that this was brought in my a person. I think that this horse could have been exposed at any of its shows and being moved to a new facility, new ownership could easily have caused increased stress.
Such a sad ordeal and I keep praying for all these families. I look at my guy everyday and just realize how lucky I am. |
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| Mitzer - 2014-04-09 8:19 AM
I don't want to stir the pot but I have a question that I haven't seen addressed. Maybe it has but I missed it. The horses that have tested positive does anyone know what kind of the yearly vaccine were used on these horses if any. Just wondering if there is a common starting point. It seems strange that it jumps from barn to barn that far away with the barns being closed. From what I have watched and read the life time on boot and clothing is only a few hours and shorter if exposed to sunlight. Just asking don't flame me.
As mentioned, I am not conviced this horse contracted it from a person... its possible but this horse has been at quite a few outings. There is a lot of overlap between these horses. I know many horses that compete at both Arrowhead and at Hi Circle Vee that were also at Winona. |
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Location: North Dakota | This is absolutely heartbreaking. I can not believe ANYONE would continue to haul. Even here in ND it's been made clear that if a MN trailer is seen, the driver will promptly be given an  whooping. My barn is even on lockdown. |
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| Please explain to me 2 very good vets said that we are safe to go that its horses with comprimised imune systems. |
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Location: Way up North | cavyrunsbarrels - 2014-04-09 9:43 PM This is absolutely heartbreaking. I can not believe ANYONE would continue to haul. Even here in ND it's been made clear that if a MN trailer is seen, the driver will promptly be given an whooping. My barn is even on lockdown.
Really??? Considering my horses have not been in or out since Oct. and I have not been around any other people that have even a potential of being exposed I think it's pretty crappy of you to think you have any right to lump all MN trailers into one and think you're going to give them an a$$ whopping. Give me a break. |
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Location: Iowa | I'd be careful then walking into a store, anywhere off your farm unless you have disposable boots on. You can carry it home. To each their own, but there are things we can manage and things we can't. |
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Location: Southwest Minnesota | Update from the MN Horse Expo...
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10152293750498758&id=292583143757 |
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Location: Kansas | Sickness is around year after year and to my knowledge vaccines have always been a shot in the dark. To many strains of flu and rhino and horses shed this stuff and people carry it your best preventitive is boost the immune system. If the horses were vaccinated you will never know that would ruin the big money they make on the vaccines. This will be big news again next year and the year after. Its a bad deal but vaccines have never ever stopped illness from happening. |
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Location: mn | H2O - 2014-04-09 9:48 PM Please explain to me 2 very good vets said that we are safe to go that its horses with comprimised imune systems. I guess I"d be looking for a better vet.
Edited by northerngirl 2014-04-10 7:04 AM
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Location: mn | AllAroundRider - 2014-04-09 9:59 PM cavyrunsbarrels - 2014-04-09 9:43 PM This is absolutely heartbreaking. I can not believe ANYONE would continue to haul. Even here in ND it's been made clear that if a MN trailer is seen, the driver will promptly be given an whooping. My barn is even on lockdown.
Edited by northerngirl 2014-04-10 2:53 AM
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| northerngirl - 2014-04-10 1:34 AM
H2O - 2014-04-09 9:48 PM Please explain to me 2 very good vets said that we are safe to go that its horses with comprimised imune systems.
I guess I"d be looking for a better vet. Quickly. No offense but is more of a bovine vet?
I have to agree. Knowing a few horses effected, I would say these horses are not suffering from a poor immune system... I can name three that are fit, younger, healthy horses who travel frequently and two were euthanized. I think its a very ignorant statement to make that only horses with weak immune systems can suffer from this virus.
As far as the ND people shunning us, I agree that we SHOULDNT be hauling... I am not and my horse hasnt been anywhere and I have not visited any farms. I dont think this matters much at this point. I look at as even if my horse is healthy, I go somewhere, my horse gets exposed and doesnt get symptoms but SHEDS to another and that horse gets sick and say passes away... i dont wanna be responsible for that.
HOWEVER, if I am not mistaken we had a few races up in your area right around the time this started and there is no guarantee you dont have horses shedding this virus.
I know we can never be safe but right now I think its irresponsible to be traveling, this is my opinion. Yes, every time we haul them, we expose them but this is presenting a much greater risk and we KNOW its out there and active. Just too much risk for me. I cant stop others but I can do what I can.
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Location: Way up North | northerngirl - 2014-04-10 1:53 AM AllAroundRider - 2014-04-09 9:59 PM cavyrunsbarrels - 2014-04-09 9:43 PM This is absolutely heartbreaking. I can not believe ANYONE would continue to haul. Even here in ND it's been made clear that if a MN trailer is seen, the driver will promptly be given an whooping. My barn is even on lockdown. top giving people a break. We should NOT be traveling. And you know it.
People have lost their ever loving marbles over this and common sense with it. No I am not saying people should be hauling but people also shouldn't be up in arms everytime they see a trailer especially when they don't know there is even a horse in there, could be a couch for God's sake! Posting pictures of peoples rigs on Facebook is ridiculous. My vet is in ND and thankfully she comes out this way often but if I had something that really needed work I would haul to them and I shouldn't have to wonder who thinks they have any right to come beat me up over it. |
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Location: mn | AllAroundRider - 2014-04-10 7:40 AM northerngirl - 2014-04-10 1:53 AM AllAroundRider - 2014-04-09 9:59 PM cavyrunsbarrels - 2014-04-09 9:43 PM This is absolutely heartbreaking. I can not believe ANYONE would continue to haul. Even here in ND it's been made clear that if a MN trailer is seen, the driver will promptly be given an whooping. My barn is even on lockdown. top giving people a break. We should NOT be traveling. And you know it.
I get that. And see where you're coming from. I guess I'm refering more to people hauling to barrel races. Because some are. |
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| Just read this morning no they arent bovine vets. And another friend goes to a top vet I dont know him but by reputation and he pretty much told her the same thing. This is not in Minesota however. There are huge barrel races going on this month and they are continuing with them . |
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Location: Midwest | Unless you are in the area of the outbreak (IE MN or surrounding states), the chances of your horse contracting EHV-1 are pretty minimal.
I'm in IN and if I didn't have to work this weekend, I'd probably try to make the Panty Raid.
We had a few outbreaks last year, but they were later into the summer. They were isolated and some of the horses had not left their properties. It is my understanding that some horses harbor this disease throughout life, like the virus that causes cold sores in humans, and that stress can prompt an outbreak. |
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Location: North Dakota | I am not hauling and I am in ND. But I am on the SE side. Most everyone I know on the eastern side of the state is not hauling. I do know a few people still hauling to open ridings but otherwise most everyone is keeping put and all barrel races and clinics have been cancelled or postponed. There have been a few cases found in other states that are quite a ways away from MN so it is too early to say it is an isolated incident. I heard yesterday of a case now in SD. I have not heard much more than that...I don't even know where at and if it is a barrel horse or where it has been.
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Location: Here | Just Bring It - 2014-04-10 9:57 AM I am not hauling and I am in ND. But I am on the SE side. Most everyone I know on the eastern side of the state is not hauling. I do know a few people still hauling to open ridings but otherwise most everyone is keeping put and all barrel races and clinics have been cancelled or postponed. There have been a few cases found in other states that are quite a ways away from MN so it is too early to say it is an isolated incident. I heard yesterday of a case now in SD. I have not heard much more than that...I don't even know where at and if it is a barrel horse or where it has been.
I wonder if it came from the guy hauling out of a hotzone in MN to SD... What a not smart thing to do |
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