Re - STRANGLES, a disease of horses.

[debris4spike]

This is just a small request for anyone who loves horses.

The British Horse Society have started a campaign to try to raise awareness of Strangles and the devastating effect it can have. DJ almost died 3 years ago of the disease and it also quarantined a busy yard for 8 weeks - so if anyone knows people who love their horses, please do spread the word of the BHS's campaign to try to wipe out this awful disease.

Thank You

http://www.bhs.org.uk/Content/Ods-More.asp?id=8215&pg=News&spg=News&area=9

Comments

[oldgreymare.livejournal.com]

Yearly vaccinations for tetanus and strangles is always a good idea.
Both are such horrid things for horses to get.

[debris4spike]

Yeh - we don't get stranles vac in the UK- this is part of the problem. Also ignorance (or something) ... I found out a year later that DJ caught it from a horse, where the rider knew he was ill ... there is NO excuse for that