Strangles — United Kingdom
A riding school is trying to stop the outbreak of a potentially deadly disease after 3 of its horses were taken ill. One of the horses at Shopland Hall Equestrian Centre, in Shopland Hall Road, Rochford, has been officially diagnosed with strangles, a serious respiratory tract infection.
Yard bosses decided to make a public statement to warn horse owners of the dangers of the highly contagious bacterial disease. Their online post has reached the equestrian community across south Essex after
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