Three days after reporting 17 suspected cases of strangles at a boarding barn in Baltimore County, EDCC is now reporting 5 new confirmed cases around in the state. They are: (i) a 12-year-old pony mare at a private facility in Montgomery County; (ii) two warmblood geldings at a show barn …
The Equine Disease Communication Center reported today that a case of West Nile Virus (WNV) has been confirmed in an unvaccinated, three-year-old Standardbred gelding in Carroll County. The horse is showing neurological deficits but is alive. The fatality rate for a symptomatic horse is between 30% and 40%. The WNV …
The Equine Disease Communications Center today reported that 17 horses are suspected to have concentrated strangles at a 28-horse boarding barn in Baltimore County. This is in addition to the 11 confirmed cases in Maryland that the EDCC reported earlier in the year, to wit: (i) a suckling foal at a private …
The Equine Disease Communications Center (EDCC) reports that a 21-year old Thoroughbred mare at a boarding facility at Anne Arundel County has a confirmed case of strangles. EDCC also reports that a lesson and trail riding horse at a facility in Montgomery County has a confirmed case of strangles. Both …
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Have you been following our posts about horses and heat? Are you up to speed on all the new science about how to keep your horse safe in hot weather? Interested in a deeper dive into the science behind MHC’s recommendations for keeping your horse safe in hot weather? Listen …
Maryland’s General Assembly adjourned its regular session at midnight on Monday, April 7. This was in many ways an extraordinary session, as many of the legislators themselves have commented. A great deal of the legislature’s time and energy this session was consumed by the budget. Late last year, budget predictions …
July marks the start of the new fiscal year for both the State of Maryland and the Maryland Horse Council, and it also marks the beginning of new three-year terms for MHC’s officers. Two new people step into officer roles this month and a couple of existing officers switch roles. The …
by Kimberly K. Egan, MHC President (first published in the May 2025 Equiery) The big news from MHC this month is that we have elected new officers to fill the seats of those whose terms were expiring. Terms are expiring for five of our six officers, and four of them …