Huh - I've never heard of that.
Has it only been in the dry hot states because of environmental needs of the virus? or is that just luck of where it hit?
I was hoping maybe someone knew what this was and how horses were exposed.
Mornin' ladies,
Hair, your pics are incredible and I noticed the coats, too!
Vesicular stomatitis (or however the heck you spell it) is more commonly known as hoof and mouth disease but I'm not sure if they are the same thing, just same symptoms. It's mostly a cattle disease but horses can get it. I don't think the animals die from it but since it's contagious I think cattle owners destroy the cows with it. Horses will get over it but they will be supremely miserable until they do.
Becky, it's unbelievably hot and humid here with no end in sight. This is pretty unusual, it's not normally this bad until late June.