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1 Equine Confirmed October 14, 2025, As Affected With West Nile Virus in KY.  This is KY’s 14 th  equine confirmed West Nile cases in 2025. IN CARTER County: KDA Reference: 014 isA  21 YR RKY MT GELD  - ALIVE Onset Date: ~10/6/25 Presented on 10/7 as lethargic, depressed with muscle fasciculations AND 102.3 fever On 10/14 reported as continuing to improve Vaccination:   No WNV Vacc History Reported    The Department of Agriculture's Equine West Nile page will be updated to in

2 Equine Confirmed on September 25, 2025, as affected with West Nile Virus in KY.  These make the 12 th and 13 th equine confirmed West...

1 Equine Confirmed As Affected With West Nile Virus  In TAYLOR County: KDA 008  is a  20 yr Standardbred Gelding  - EUTHANIZED Onset...

Photo by Rachel Milewski Media 🎉The results of the second annual Lexington Equine Medical Group Hunter Pace and 5K at the Kentucky...

2 Equines Confirmed on September 4, 2025, As Affected With West Nile Virus: In GRAYSON County KDA:06 is-a  5yr STDBRED Female  - DEAD...

On August 30, 1 equine was confirmed as affected with West Nile Virus in Jessamine County. The horse is a yearling Thoroughbred colt....

1 Equine Confirmed 8/22/25 as affected with West Nile virus. In MERCER County KDA:04 is -a  4yr STDBRED Crossed Fe - ALIVE Onset Date:...

1 Equine was confirmed earlier this week as being affected with West Nile virus In LEWIS COUNTY A  2yr STDBRED Fe  - EUTHANIZED Onset...

1 Equine Confirmed Today As Affected With West Nile Virus In WEBSTER County KDA 02 is: a  13yr QUARTER HORSE Fe  - ALIVE Onset...

On July 28, a horse in Garrard County was confirmed positive for rabies.  A summary of the available information is as follows:   Patient...

The Office of the State Veterinarian has confirmed that a 2-year-old Arabian horse in Boyle County was diagnosed with West Nile Virus on...

The Kentucky Horse Council’s three-day Large Animal Emergency Rescue (LAER) training is slated to return to the Kentucky Horse Park on...

Lexington Equine Medical Group’s annual hunter pace and 5K at the Kentucky Horse Park will expand to a two-day format for 2025, held on...

01/14/2025 10:47 AM The Kentucky Horse Council, a charity that works to support Kentucky’s equine community through education, leadership...

03/05/2025 8:23 PM From the American Horse Council: Following the public release of the proposed new regulation for the Horse Protection...

03/06/2025 2:07 PM Lexington, KY – The Kentucky Horse Park Foundation is thrilled to announce that it has taken on the responsibility of...