September 21, 2011
EHV-1 Case in Tennessee Confirmed
A horse that tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) was admitted to the University of Tennessee Veterinary Medical Center and euthanized on Thursday, September 15. Although no new cases have been reported in that state, the Tennessee Valley Hunt has cancelled hunting for Thursday and Saturday, September 22 and 24. The equine hospital is under a self-imposed quarantine for fourteen days beginning on September 16. The highly contagious disease is most commonly transmitted between horses through the air by nasal secretions from cough or sneeze. Symptoms include respiratory illness and fever and neurological changes evidenced by weakness or paralysis of hind limbs. EHV-1 is not transmissible to humans. Click for further details.
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The Cottesmore at Bisbrooke
Here’s a gallery of excellent photographs of the Cottesmore foxhounds shot by Nico Morgan at Bisbrooke in the English Shires. The Cottesmore is a venerable pack, having been established in 1666 by Viscount Lowther. Perhaps the most colorful Master was Hugh Lowther, fifth Earl of Lonsdale, known to history as The Yellow Earl. Born in 1857, “his name was readily associated with the highest echelons of sport and scandal.”
Season Is in Maxim-um Overdrive at Tennesee Valley
First-year entry Maxim hits walkup homer in the ninth with two out. / Alivia Cotter photoNew huntsman, new members, and new hound entries made for a memorable season’s start for the Tennessee Valley Hunt. The first cubhunt open to subscribers and guests took place on Saturday, September 17, from Frank and Cyndie Niceley's Riverplains Farm. It was Andy Bozdan's first open hunt with Tennessee Valley as huntsman, and the morning was filled with warm greetings from all who have anxiously awaited his arrival all summer.
