Ridecamp: Re: [RC] carrier status and Strep. equi

> Makes sense that there are particular reasons why
> one individual would have
> this problem, where most horses don't.

The next problem is isolating the "carrier" horses.
I'm still not comfortable taking my horse into a
private boarding barn because short of a special test
done on a thor-larynx (? spelling) swab there is no
way to isolate carrier horses. Strep Equi can/will
show up in nasal swabs because the dead bacteria will
grow on a swab, but not infect another horse. You need
to test for "living" bacteria that is in the gutural
pouches, and there aren't many labs that do that test.
My vet said that I can ride with people, just don't
let the horses rub noses or share buckets.

Stephanie (ride? what's that... it's been way too
long)
Starbucks (ride? with other horses? Wow)

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