Silver Fox Farm has been one of the few farms that has had 0 cases of lyme disease in the last couple of years. Recently one of our horses tests came up positive. This horse had NO symptoms, except for Uviteous in one of his eyes. His attitude never changed, he was always willing to work, and there was no lameness.
Needless to say, the rest of the barn is currently being tested. Silver Fox Farm is not going to except that horses get lyme. We are in the works of getting licensed to spray our own farm, instead of waiting for the mosquito commission. If we can spray, we can monitor how often and if there is a decrease in the tick population. We don't want our boarders to have to worry, we want them and their horses at ease.
In going up to pick up a few things in our local tack shop, the owner explained to me that every one that comes in has a horse with lyme, and New Jersey is one of the worst places for this disease right now.
Even if your horse has NO symptoms, get him/her routinely checked. Wouldn't it be nice if Horses could talk? Things would be a lot easier :)
Happy Riding,
Donna
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