strangles in Suffolk

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Heard a rumour that Poplar Park has a couple of horses with strangles - can anyone confirm or dispute? Bit scarey if true as there was a pony club event there last Sunday.:eek:
 
oh dear:( Fingers crossed for you & your yard that nothing nasty has made its way back. Are commercial yards supposed / recommended to close temporarily if they have any cases?
 
Seems rife at the moment! I'm in west berks and heard today the yard up the road has it! Won't be hacking that way that's for sure!
 
Some horses from our yard were there at the weekend as well. How can they hold events there if strangles has been confirmed though??
 
Zirach said:
How can they hold events there if strangles has been confirmed though??
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Very irresponsible IMO if they'd already had it confirmed, I'd heard rumblings of snotty noses etc late last week. I certainly won't be attending any events there for some considerable time!
 
I really hope that they took every precaution possible, we had horses go there at the weekend and I would be so annoyed if we get it, especially since my horse is only just right from his op last autumn, so to lose more time would be soul destroying.
 
Apparently there is a post about this on the Eastern Harriers website. Changed to the Hollsey area though apparently. I can't get on to look (on silly iPod) but if you were there at the weekend wise to look for any symptoms early on. I still don't think poplar would have let the event go on if a case had been confirmed beforehand, it's not worth their reputation :-)
 
Have just been guttered as I was there this weekend with a friend... My friend works there and said that they were just having a virus going through but that there was a horse being tested. The confirmation came through today! I will be on the look out.. the only bright side I can see is that we didnt go through the yard at all... or get close to their horses.... :eek:
 
Lets not let this slip over the page, we need to keep people informed.

Is it confimed has anybody actually spoken to someone at Poplar park?

What about our horses that were there, what should we do?



Jane
 
Poplar Park update for all those who were at the EHPC ODE on Sunday... There is ONE suspected case at Poplar. The horse was NOT at the venue or competing itself at the ODE on Sunday. Swab results will be known this afternoon. This is as per my call to Poplar THEMSELVES this lunchtime at 12.25pm.
 
I called them myself to, and thats what they told me. The only strange thing to me is why would they be moving a horse that has suspected Strangles?

Ive called my vet to find out what I should do............what are others doing?



Jane
 
I didnt think they would knowingly put people at risk :-) Well done mrussell for calling. I dont compete myself but knew some people from our yard had been hence my interest. I will -pass the info on :)
 
Interesting as when I spoke to him he said he had one confirmed on the yard? But it wasnt on the yard at the weekend? You wouldn't move a horse with suspected strangles?


Jane
 
What do you mean you have heard differently? Please could you explain, it is a worry to all of us that attended the event.

I did ring the venue and they told me 1 confirmed horse with Strangles.



Jane
 
Jane, when did you ring ? When I rang at lunchtime he said he was waiting for the results that would be there "any minute". That was at 12.25 today. I would think the vet would have been Smith Ryder DAvies so might be worth a call to them to confirm ?
 
I was also there competing Sunday, and have also heard differently, that there is more than one horse at Poplar with it, but at the moment this is hearsay. The likely hood of contracting it would still be minimal, you would of had to have come into contact with the infected horse or equipment, your horse would of had to have put his nose in mucus or touched something that was infected. I think that all, all of us can do is be vigilent and keep a close eye out for ANY symptoms.
 
They had a case confirmed yesterday and that is not one of the horses that they isolated with a suspected case. What is true and what they say may not be very similar I'm afraid...
 
Just heard from 2 different people that they have had strangles on and off at the yard since March including at the BE event !


Worrying !


Jane
 
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