Horse Health

In early December 2020, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) was informed a Standardbred horse that had travelled from P.E.I. had tested positive for strangles.

Standardbred Canada (SC) and Equine Guelph (EG) are pleased to announce an online educational program for SC members. A free offering of Equine Guelph’s online short course will be the highlight of th...

On December 4 2020, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) was informed a Standardbred horse that had travelled from P.E.I. with three other horses has tested positive for strangles.

Dr. Alison Moore, Lead Veterinarian for Animal Health and Welfare at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, has penned the following Q & A feature on equine strangles....read on

On August 7, 2020, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) was informed of a confirmed case of strangles in a five-year-old Standardbred gelding in the Greater Hamilton area.

On August 10, 2019, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) was notified of a confirmed case of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in a horse located in Ontario.

The Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System has reported a horse has tested positive for strangles in New Brunswick.

The Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System has reported a horse has tested positive for strangles in New Brunswick.

The Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System has reported a horse has tested positive for strangles in the township of North Grenville, Ontario.

On August 8 and 9, 2018, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) was notified of two confirmed cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in horses in Haldimand County.

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed the state's first case of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM) for 2018.