Overview
- Texas agriculture officials confirm an EHV‑1 outbreak tied to the Nov. 5–9 Waco event, with Commissioner Sid Miller citing at least 14 confirmed cases and reporting lethal losses.
- The WPRA has ordered a 14‑day quarantine for horses that attended Waco through Dec. 2 and canceled late‑November events, while the San Antonio qualifier in Uvalde and Oklahoma’s BFA championship were called off.
- Fort Worth Stockyards paused its cattle drives Nov. 20–28, and facilities from Tyler’s Texas Rose Horse Park to municipal arenas in the Houston area announced temporary closures.
- Florida and North Dakota notified owners of potential exposures tied to Waco and Guthrie, report no in‑state cases to date, and advise isolation and monitoring of returning horses.
- Veterinarians urge suspending transport, twice‑daily temperature checks, and rigorous disinfection of shared gear; humans do not get EHV‑1 but can mechanically carry the virus between horses.