What a shame, i am going to get a good luck card and send it to the poor bloke - my heart really really breaks for him - and what a brave honest man ! if everyone had the morals and ethics this man has shown then we would have a lot less infections spreading up and down the country.
I take my hat off to him !
Thank you for your honesty.
Friend who lives down that way said there were 2 confirmed cases in Rackenford and all hunting has been cancelled in the area
I am a vet in this area and as far as we are aware have spoken with all the other vets in the area there have been NO other confirmed cases. Lots of suspicions and gossip but all have turned out to be unrelated problems in the other horses. Hunting has mainly just stopped due to politics, all other competitions including racing are going ahead as normal. The outbreak has been well contained and other horses in the area are at no real greater risk of getting EHV than at any other point in time. It is a very common virus that is present in the environment and basically endemic, its just that symptoms are usually very mild!
As i said, don't panic without proof.
People do enjoy starting rumours.