Simple biosecurity steps--such as preventing unfamiliar horses from touching noses--can help protect your horse from contracting an infectious disease. | Photo: Alexandra Beckstett/The HOrse

Their effects can be mild or severe, causing anything from a snotty nose to devastating neurologic signs. They’re equine infectious disease pathogens, and they’re everywhere—sometimes even lurking in apparently healthy horses, escaping detection until one day a horse spikes a fever, goes off his feed, or worse. Because of these real threats, horse owners are faced with the continuous daunting challenge of how to protect their charges.

But things are about to get a little easier: We’ve combed our archives and compiled 10 free equine biosecurity resources available on TheHorse.com. Find more information on the “Biosecurity” page or by searching “biosecurity” on TheHorse.com.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Practical Biosecurity Tips to Protect Your Horse Biosecurity protocols only work if you follow them, and let’s face it, it’s nearly impossible to keep a barn as sterile as a hospital. However, small changes can significantly decrease the chance of your horse getting sick. Use these practical disease prevention strategies on the farm, at the horse show, and in the breeding shed.

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