Shortly after arriving from abroad last month, Kent Allen’s new patient spiked a low fever. test to determine if this was yet another case of a potentially deadly virus sweeping the globe. The gray Irish Sport Horse, named McCoy, tested negative for an illness currently devastating European equestrian sports. An outbreak of a neurological form of the common equine herpes virus has killed nearly 20 horses and sickened over 100 more. The coronavirus closed barns and canceled international championships, including last year’s World Cup Finals for dressage and show jumping, an important Olympic proving ground.

Source: International New York Times April 02, 2021 10:52 UTC