Rodeos, horse events being cancelled due to growing outbreaks
South Dakota State Veterinarian Mendel B. Miller issued a warning last week about a highly contagious deadly virus that is rapidly spreading through horses in a half-dozen states.
The outbreak of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV)/Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) was linked to a WRPA World Barrel Racing Championship in Waco, TX, Nov. 5-9 and then in horses that were at or associated with rodeotype ev…