Overview
- Texas agriculture officials issued a statewide alert after Central Texas veterinarians confirmed EHV-1 cases in horses that attended the Nov. 5–9 WPRA World Finals in Waco.
- The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, WPRA and PRCA canceled the Nov. 19–22 Uvalde qualifier, with refunds offered and updates on February’s contestant field to come.
- Oklahoma confirmed two positive cases among horses at the Lazy E Arena’s Barrel Futurities World Championship in Guthrie, prompting cancellation of the remainder of the event and a 14-day quarantine directive for exposed horses.
- Facilities began pausing operations to reduce spread, including Texas Rose Horse Park in Tyler suspending horse events until Dec. 2.
- Officials describe the strain as particularly aggressive, veterinarians report several horses sick and some deaths in Texas, and guidance calls for no movement of exposed horses, twice-daily temperature checks, and disinfection of shared equipment; the virus does not infect humans but can be carried on hands and clothing.