Equine Disease Updates and Links

For information on Equine Piroplasmosis, Eastern Equine Encephalitis and links to other equine diseases, please click below.

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What You Should Know About Buying A Horse

Please click below to access the pamphlet entitled “What You Should Know About Buying A Horse”.

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Horses Have Road Rights

Please click below to access the pamphlet entitled “Horses Have Road Rights” Wisconsin State Statutes.

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Wisconsin Laws on Animal Medical Waste

Please click below to access the “Stick to the Rules” pamphlet on Wisconsin’s law regarding animal medical waste.

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Rare Disease Hits Horses in U.S.

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ALERT!! WARNING!!

Horse owners are walking into their barns or pastures and finding that the tails (and sometimes manes) of their horses have been cut. This could be mere vandalism or, more likely, the perpetrators are taking the horse hair to sell. WSHC encourages everyone to be alert for unusual drive-by interest in your facility or your [...]

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Breed Reference Guide

Please click here for access to a printable Breed Reference Guide.

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Equine Health Alert

State veterinarian Ehlenfeldt: Horse Owners Take Note; Dangerous Strain of EHV-1 on the Rise
Contact: Donna Gilson 608-224-5130

MADISON – A soon-to-be published study reports that a common virus that infects horses is increasingly taking a more dangerous form, prompting Wisconsin State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Ehlenfeldt to remind owners to protect their stock with basic biosecurity.
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