The Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma agriculture departments are putting horse owners in their states on alert following an outbreak of an easily spread, but preventable virus that can be fatal to equines.
As of Thursday, there have been no cases of equine herpes reported in Arkansas.
Mark Russell, professor and extension equine specialist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, offered some advice: “For the most part, people should keep their horses at home until we know more about the situation.”…