DeSoto County Rodeo Postponed Due to Equine Herpes Outbreak

DeSoto County rodeo postponed due to equine herpes outbreak

The DeSoto County Pro Rodeo has been canceled due to a virus outbreak among horses.

DeSoto County rodeo postponed as Mississippi animal health board warns of deadly horse virus

The DeSoto County Pro Rodeo was set to happen this weekend in Nesbit, but due to an outbreak in other states of a deadly horse virus, the event has been postponed. According to Patriot Pro Rodeo, which produces the annual event, it will now take place Dec. 12-13. The postponement is a precautionary measure to protect participating horses “as well as the contestants, crews, and fans that love this sport” amid an outbreak in a neurologic form of E…

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Young County Arena closes out of caution due to EHV-1 outbreak

While no local cases of Equine Herpesvirus-1 have been reported, out of an abundance of caution the Young County Arena has been closed to horse events due to a recent outbreak.EHV-1 causes an upper respiratory disease and abortions or stillbirths in horses. The virus can cause a neurological disease called equine herpes myeloencephalopathy, which can be fatal, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Ser…