horses

The Washington state Department of Agriculture has quarantined a Thurston County facility after a case of non-neuropathogenic equine herpes was detected in a horse.  Known as the wildtype strain of EHV-1, this strain tends to be less contagious.  Bu...

The Benton Conservation District will host a free workshop Saturday March 16th focuses on making horse chores easier and faster while still protecting the heath of your horse as well as your property.  Topics include Horse Pasture Management, Manure Management, preventing wildfires, and much more.  Th...

A federal judge has halted the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s plans to remove the ovaries of wild horses to stop them from propagating in Oregon.  According to the Oregonian horses from the Warm Springs Herd Management Area cannot be sterilized with the procedure until the outcome of a court case brought by animal rights groups.  Last wee...

Two Central Oregon women convicted of failing to care for more than 80 horses on a ranch in Terrebonne have been sentenced to 30 days in jail.  Linda Stream, 68, and her daughter Christina Hart, 42, were sentenced Tuesday in Deschutes County after they pleaded no contest last month to 10 counts each of second-degree animal neglect.  ...

2017 as far as West Nile Virus cases are concerned was a fairly light year.  According to the Washington State Department of Agriculture, the virus was confirmed in nine horses statewide this year.  That’s far less than the 27 cases recorded in 2016.   Why th...

If you’re in the market for a horse trailer, the Better Business Bureau has a warning.  DKS Trailers of Roseburg, OR, was recently given an F rating.  Despite claiming to sell custom horse trailers across North America, the BBB says the company cannot be found at their given address in Roseburg.  On top of tha...

Washington State University has confirmed a second horse has been infected with West Nile Virus, the first in the Four Lakes area and the second was detected in Spokane late last week.   Mike Louisell with the Washington State Department of Agriculture said this year the first cases are later than the first cases last year, but don’t get too comfortable yet.   “Mosqu...

The first case of equine West Nile Virus in Washington has been confirmed.  The Washington State Department of Agriculture announced Thursday a 10-year old quarter horse in Spokane County is the first horse to contract West Nile virus this year.  Th...

As the temperatures climb back up into the mid-90s and even approaching triple-digits in some areas, it’s important for horse owners to care for, and pay attention to their horses.   Dr. Jen Gold with WSU’s Large Animal Medicine program said horses can get fairly dehydrated if there isn’t enough water, or if they’re not stimulated to drink.   “When they don’t dr...

As livestock heads out to open areas for the season, its important livestock owners do what they can to promote good health.  Veterinarian Dr. Susan Kerr told the Washington Ag Network one of the simplest steps, check the fence line to ensure there are no opening that would allow your horses or cattle to get out.  Ke...