Keep Informed for Healthier Horses

A little bit of Northwest News:

Horse owners in Washington should take advantage of the vaccines available to prevent West Nile virus, particularly as the state led the nation last year in the number of horses testing positive for the disease. Read the full article at The Horse...

If you're somewhere other than Washington State, check with your local vet to find out what the risk is in your area and whether or not you should vaccinate. Remember that keeping your horses healthy means keeping up with what's going on in your area, and the best resource you have is your vet. Get together with other local horse owners and come up with a list of questions to ask your vet, then share the information. Helping each other keep up to date helps everyone's horses, not just your own.