11/20/2025
Safety starts with YOU!
Busy Barn Biosecurity: 🌟The Big 5🌟
Biosecurity doesn’t have to be complicated — just consistent.
If your barn travels, shows, breeds, or grows, these 5 habits keep disease from hitching a ride:
1️⃣ Take Temps Daily
A rising temp is your earliest warning sign. Catch it before symptoms start.
2️⃣ Separate New / Sick Horses
Even one shared bucket, hose or pitchfork can spread trouble. Handle new and/or sick horses last and keep dedicated equipment for their use.
3️⃣ Don’t Share High Risk Gear
Halters, lead ropes, water buckets, bits and bridles, grooming tools = common culprits.
4️⃣ Clean Hands + High-Touch Surfaces
Wash your hands and door latches, stall guards, crossties, golf-cart handles matter.
5️⃣ Smart Travel Hygiene
Disinfect trailers and stalls, bring your own buckets, avoid communal water sources and limit nose to nose contact.
Small habits prevent big outbreaks. No two barns are the same — but the foundations of good biosecurity never change.
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For more information regarding EHV/EHM ⬇️⬇️
https://equinediseasecc.org/equine-herpesvirus
