epeters91
Well-Known Member
This is a big topic on our yard at the moment so I'd be interested in others opinions.
The yard I'm on has no isolation for new horses a lot arrive and are turned out with other horses within a couple of days. Liveries have requested that an isolation procedure is put into place but it hasn't happened despite promises.
Last night we've found out that two ponies have been tested for strangles the symptoms sound like it's very likely to be strangles yet noone has been notified of anything. Horses have been going out to competitions over the weekend, someone brought their horse to the yard to hack out on Sunday and no notices around the possibly infected ponies so noone has known to avoid touching them.
I know this is not a definite strangles case yet but a lot of us feel we should have been told a lot sooner. Many of us go to other horses in other areas and one girl works with horses for a living but the yard owner and horse owner involved haven't notified anyone. The only reason we know now is because one of the girls (who works with horses) was around when the vet came so she's told the rest of the yard and we're all waiting on results this afternoon.
I know people like to avoid panic but I would rather be prepared and notified as soon as it was suspected than told when it's too late and other horses could have been put at risk either by being in the field or an adjoining field with the infected ponies or by stroking the pony in the stable before going back to their ponies. We have small children on the yard who go to visit the infected pony and others alot and say hi and give them a stroke over the door.
When would you notify other liveries if it was your yard or horse?
The yard I'm on has no isolation for new horses a lot arrive and are turned out with other horses within a couple of days. Liveries have requested that an isolation procedure is put into place but it hasn't happened despite promises.
Last night we've found out that two ponies have been tested for strangles the symptoms sound like it's very likely to be strangles yet noone has been notified of anything. Horses have been going out to competitions over the weekend, someone brought their horse to the yard to hack out on Sunday and no notices around the possibly infected ponies so noone has known to avoid touching them.
I know this is not a definite strangles case yet but a lot of us feel we should have been told a lot sooner. Many of us go to other horses in other areas and one girl works with horses for a living but the yard owner and horse owner involved haven't notified anyone. The only reason we know now is because one of the girls (who works with horses) was around when the vet came so she's told the rest of the yard and we're all waiting on results this afternoon.
I know people like to avoid panic but I would rather be prepared and notified as soon as it was suspected than told when it's too late and other horses could have been put at risk either by being in the field or an adjoining field with the infected ponies or by stroking the pony in the stable before going back to their ponies. We have small children on the yard who go to visit the infected pony and others alot and say hi and give them a stroke over the door.
When would you notify other liveries if it was your yard or horse?