Hi Thanks for the update. This is so very sad. I went to teach a workshop in Missouri a few years ago. I arrived and was walking through the barn and heard some horses cough, looked in saw really snotty noses and swollen lymph nodes. I asked the owner if she had strangles, she said yes but it wasn't a big deal!! - these horses were not isolated but spread out and had contact with the other horses and we had outside horses that were coming to the workshop.
Three of the workshop horses were endurance horses and had already arrived BUT were camped on the other side of the property away from the other horses. I went immediately and told them. They were not too worried because there horses had been exposed over the years and were older horses but they did not go near the other areas. The next morning another horse arrived and before they unloaded, I told them about the situation and suggested that unless their horses had had outside exposure in the past that they take their horse home immediately. They did and then came back (they lived fairly close by) and thanked me for notifying them. What else would you do but tell people and NOT let outside horses come onto the property. I guess some people just have different attitudes but at what expense?? Let's just pray he gets through this. My friend lost her Icelandic after an eye infection and it turned into colitis from the drugs that they had to use to try and save the eye. She was left with a $5000.00 vet bill. I am really praying for Huginn - bastard strangles is not a good thing. Maybe we could have some kind of silent auction or something to help Raven. Robyn Icelandic Horse Farm Robyn Hood & Phil Pretty Vernon BC Canada www.icefarm.com
