what would you do (long)

[debbielinder]

ok really need every ones opinions, as every ones probabley sick of being told we took over a riding school/livery yard 3 weeks ago and all is going well so planned to move our horses there on tuesday next week, well moved our one livery this morning. but we have just found out a yard about 10 mins drive away has strangles! absalute nightmare so have toyed with the idea of leaving ours were they are as although its only another 10 minutes away we are completley issolated from any other horses. but firstly this means not spending much time with our horses what could be for months, and to make matters worse the man who owned our little private yard died last week so the house plus our yard will come up for sale in the not so distant future. so do we move, as our horses will be on seperate block at the back of the yard that is completley seperate, also the yard that has the strangles has shut to try and stop it spreading but they do not hack by us any way as we are seperated by a main road. we too have stopped liveries going out and not letting any one on the yard unless that have a horse there or are coming for lessons. and as we are back and forward from the riding school to our yard we could still pass it on. really stuck dont know what to do

 

[AmyMay]

I'd move the horses. You sound as if you've taken all reasonable precautions - as has the other yard.

It's air bourne - but not that air bourne. So providing there are no new horses, and you don't come in to contact with the others don't see a problem.

 

[Kelly1982]

I agree with Amymay, if it is kept under control as its seems to be then i cant see it spreading to your yard.

Our old yard got it once, they isolated the horse that had it and made everyone change their clothes before entering the yard and once leaving the yard. They also had to walk through disinfectant before entering and leaving as well.

I appreciate this may be hard with a riding school but maybe the block where your horses are kept would be a good idea.

No more horses at our yard came down with it due to that thank god. The following year the the YO's horse got it and they kept it quite, another 6 came down with it before all the yard went up in arms about not being told. Once contained no more horses came down with it.