23/10/2026
Horse owners are being urged to take action now following a spate of recent cases of equine grass sickness.
There is currently no cure for the disease, with only 20% of horses who contract it in Britain surviving.
Dr Beth Wells stressed that all types of horses can get grass sickness, and it is not isolated to natives.
βThe breed profile will mostly be natives and cobs, but thatβs because thatβs what we mostly have out at grass,β she explained. βWe see it across all breeds.
βFor owners itβs devastating because it happens so quickly and there is some sort of stigma surrounding the disease, but itβs not the ownerβs fault and we need to get rid of that stigma.β
She encouraged people to read up on the signs of grass sickness and to sign up for alerts of cases in your area.
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