moon_drop
Well-Known Member
Don't know if this has been posted today but just seen on another forum.
Have copied this from another forum as they are keen for everyone to be kept informed:
Just got this email forwarded to me from a show secretary from Sally McCarthy, yard manager at Oldfold Farm (Aberdeen Riding Club).
"Dear all,
We had a positive swab returned yesterday for strangles. My hope is by informing everyone I will a) ensure everyone is aware and practices safe management with any horses in the area and keep the rumour mill under control!
I'm a great believer in letting everyone know when this type of thing occurs, and hopefully therefore clearing up any confusion and stopping people worrying about it. I think its the responsible thing to do and I'm happy for you all to pass this e-mail on to as many individuals as you can to ensure everyone is aware.
Our strangles case is a 20 year old livery who is retired on the farm and hasn't left his field, never mind the farm for 2 1/2 years. He hasn't been in contact with any other horses and hasn't been out competing. We are all (including the vet) at a loss as to how he got it, as he has had the same field companions for ages and we isolate all new horses coming onto the yard, but thats horses for you.
This horse has presented with no symptoms of strangles. He was taken down by his owner as he didn't appear to be swallowing and when the vet scoped him to see what was going on, there was infection around his guttural pouch. He has no outwardly signs at all.
As of today, I have closed the yard to strange horses coming in or anyone leaving. The swabbed horse is in isolation at the back of the farm and has never been in contact with any livery or ridnig school horses, who all remain healthy. I anticipate that the yard will be closed in this way for three weeks at least, although within the yard everything is going on as normal including riding lessons. Our customers have all been given a flyer detailing how to behave and we have explained that anyone riding here must go home wash and disinfect before making contact with any other horses.
Hopefully this will bring it under control although we're not even sure that the old horse infected or can infect anything as he never showed any symptoms. Our vets advice to our competition liveries is to take their temperature daily, swab if intending to compete and then contact the show organiser individually to check if they are permitted, which I think is sensible advice.
As said, please pass this on to anyone else whos address you have to ensure that everyone is clear on what is happening and that the message that the yard is closed to visiting horses is spread round.
Many thanks in anticipation
Sally McCarthy
Club Manager"
Have copied this from another forum as they are keen for everyone to be kept informed:
Just got this email forwarded to me from a show secretary from Sally McCarthy, yard manager at Oldfold Farm (Aberdeen Riding Club).
"Dear all,
We had a positive swab returned yesterday for strangles. My hope is by informing everyone I will a) ensure everyone is aware and practices safe management with any horses in the area and keep the rumour mill under control!
I'm a great believer in letting everyone know when this type of thing occurs, and hopefully therefore clearing up any confusion and stopping people worrying about it. I think its the responsible thing to do and I'm happy for you all to pass this e-mail on to as many individuals as you can to ensure everyone is aware.
Our strangles case is a 20 year old livery who is retired on the farm and hasn't left his field, never mind the farm for 2 1/2 years. He hasn't been in contact with any other horses and hasn't been out competing. We are all (including the vet) at a loss as to how he got it, as he has had the same field companions for ages and we isolate all new horses coming onto the yard, but thats horses for you.
This horse has presented with no symptoms of strangles. He was taken down by his owner as he didn't appear to be swallowing and when the vet scoped him to see what was going on, there was infection around his guttural pouch. He has no outwardly signs at all.
As of today, I have closed the yard to strange horses coming in or anyone leaving. The swabbed horse is in isolation at the back of the farm and has never been in contact with any livery or ridnig school horses, who all remain healthy. I anticipate that the yard will be closed in this way for three weeks at least, although within the yard everything is going on as normal including riding lessons. Our customers have all been given a flyer detailing how to behave and we have explained that anyone riding here must go home wash and disinfect before making contact with any other horses.
Hopefully this will bring it under control although we're not even sure that the old horse infected or can infect anything as he never showed any symptoms. Our vets advice to our competition liveries is to take their temperature daily, swab if intending to compete and then contact the show organiser individually to check if they are permitted, which I think is sensible advice.
As said, please pass this on to anyone else whos address you have to ensure that everyone is clear on what is happening and that the message that the yard is closed to visiting horses is spread round.
Many thanks in anticipation
Sally McCarthy
Club Manager"
