A new initiative for vets and professionals to show their commitment to tackling the stigma of Strangles was launched at the National Equine Forum. From today [5th March], vets, farriers, equine dentists, charity field officers or inspectors and all professionals who come into frequent contact with horses, can take a new online Pledge. The Vets & Professionals Pledge is a voluntary commitment to making the importance of biosecurity and good hygiene practices a normal topic of conversation w

AHT have reported two separate confirmed cases of neurological EHV-1 infection in February in the UK. The cases do not appear to be epidemiologically related and have no obvious links to the high-profile outbreak that occurred in Hampshire in January. The following reports are available from International Collating Centre (ICC) web resource: On 7 January 2020, AHT confirmed a case of EHV-1 neurological disease on a premises in Hampshire. The affected horse was an unvaccinated Thoroughbred-cros

The FEI is urging the international equestrian community to be vigilant for the clinical signs of Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1) amongst competition horses. EHV-1 may result in clinical signs of respiratory disease, neurological disease and abortion in pregnant mares. The neurological form of the disease is considered a significant threat to equine health and equine events. Since 1 January 2019, more than 70 cases of neurological EHV-1 have been reported in 10 countries. Horses in Belgium, Canada