Strangles is a malady that has afflicted horses for hundreds of years. In fact, it was first described in a veterinary publication back in 1614. During the ensuing years, many horses have suffered ...

Three horses at a private training center in La Grange, Ky., have been confirmed positive for Streptococcus equi, the bacterium that causes strangles. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has ...

An owner who was at her “wits’ end” as she dealt with a three-month strangles outbreak hopes to raise more awareness of the support available – but said stigma surrounding the disease still exists.

A 15-year-old draft horse gelding in Dufferin County, Ontario, has tested positive for strangles. The horse developed ...

On Feb. 2, a 10-year-old Quarter Horse gelding in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, tested positive for strangles. The gelding developed an acute fever followed by unilateral swelling ...

MIDDLEBORO — The Middleboro Health Department has received several inquires regarding "Strangles" in horses. While it is not a reportable disease to the Department of Agriculture, horse owners should ...

Q: My daughter’s girlfriend had a horse with strangles. What is that? — A.S A: Strangles, also called equine distemper, is a globally distributed, contagious infection caused by a bacterium called ...

Former Godolphin trainer John O'Shea has denied telling a vet he did not want to report a case of the notifiable infection strangles to stewards. Racing NSW stewards on Tuesday adjourned an inquiry ...

Geelong trainer Danielle Loos has been fined by stewards after one of her horses tested positive to strangles. Loos’ galloper Naval Envoy raced at Moonee Valley on July 12 with the horse carrying the ...

Extra precautions are being taken to ensure that Belmont Park is safe for horses running in next Saturday's Belmont Stakes after a suspected case of a contagious respiratory disease was discovered.