Radar, a 22-year-old Quarter Horse at a private stable in Glenelg, Md., looks good for his age. He looks even better when you consider that two years ago he was given a 50/50 chance of survival when stricken with the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1.







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Jordan Hanson, a riding student at Columbia Horse Center, was one of Radar’s first passengers at his “coming out party” August 13, 2005.


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PHOTOS COURTESY DR. McCARTHY


Dr. McCarthy and Radar on the horse’s 21st birthday

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Erin Ryder

Erin Ryder is a former news editor of The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care.
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