Horses should be quarantined for 10 days after their last fever. | Photo: iStock

Q.Veterinarians recently diagnosed a case of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) at a local barn. The farm was quarantined for a period of time after the diagnosis, but it’s now reopened and many people in our area go there to school their horses. One of my horse’s pasturemates is headed there this weekend where she might make contact with a horse that traveled to the quarantined farm during the incubation period. The pasturemate was vaccinated earlier this year, but I’m not sure if she got a six-month rhino booster. Furthermore, her owner won’t be riding her at the show, and I’m not sure how well her new rider will follow biosecurity protocols.

What I can do to keep my horse safe? My horse is up-to-date on her vaccinations but is due for a flu/rhino booster