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Of the 20 horses that live in the stable, 18 have been infected.
Author of the article: Joanne Laucius
Publishing date: Feb 22, 2021 • February 22, 2021 • 3 minute read • Venturing Hills Farm in Luskville is battling an outbreak of a neurological form of EHV-1. Rae Becke, barn manager and part owner of the family farm, with her horse Liberty and Liberty s stuffed animals that she loves and make her happy when she s sick inside her stall. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia
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The first hint that something had gone wrong at Venturing Hills Farm came on Feb. 3, when Eddie, a healthy five-year-old quarter horse, suddenly started to stumble drunkenly.
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Staff at Venturing Hills Equestrian, a riding stable in Luskville, Quebec, Canada, have been working around the clock to try to save the farm s horses, which have been affected by the neurologic form of the equine herpes virus (EHV).
There are multiple strains of the equine herpes virus, including EHV-1, which can cause respiratory disease, abortion, neonatal death or neurological disease. Some horses exposed to the virus will develop neurologic signs. There is no cure for the neurological symptoms associated with EHV-1.
On Feb. 3, a healthy 5-year-old horse that lived at the farm began stumbling when he walked. His symptoms worsened and he was euthanized later that day. Samples the attending veterinarian had taken were positive for EHV-1. The second horse that died from EHV-1 was a 20-year-old horse on Valentine s Day. Both horses had been vaccinated for EHV.