Several horses present at the April 29-May 8 National Cutting Horse Association’s Western National Championship in Ogden, Utah, have since been diagnosed with the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), and many of the horses present at the event were apparently exposed to the disease. The disease has spread into several states as exposed horses traveled home and to other events, with cases currently being treated in equine hospitals including those at Washington State University, Colorado State University, the University of California, Davis, and likely several more. At least seven horses have died or been euthanized because of severe disease.

Following is a compilation of informational resources on TheHorse.com regarding EHV-1:

• The latest news on EHV-1
• Situation reports and EHV information from the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• Don’t miss: Infectious Upper Respiratory Tract Disease (including equine herpesvirus), a free webinar at TheHorse.com, June 30, 8-9 p.m. Eastern. (Sponsored by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health)

Podcast

• Equine Herpesvirus-1 Report from Horses in the Morning radio show, May 18, with Dr. Nicola Pusterla of the University of California, Davis (appx

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