Grass sickness
Posted: Sunday 28 June, 2009
One of our local RDA branches has lost four horses in one weekend to grass sickness and one of the horses at the yard where I keep Smokey seems to have it too. He's currently at the Dick Vet after being unwell while competing at the Highland Show. I hope he's OK but grass sickness seldom seems to have a happy outcome.
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Rosemary
It's disease of horses; there are several theories about the cause but so far no-one's pinned it down. Any type of horse can be affected and although the disease can be acute or chronic, the prognosis is not good, full recovery is rare and most horses are put down. There is much research going on into the disease mainly through the Equine Grass Sickness Fund www.grasssickness.org.uk
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Amy
Monday 29 June, 2009 at 3:54am
What is grass sickness?