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2 UW club horses euthanized

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Hoofers riding club has imposed a quarantine on one of its barns after two horses fell ill with what appeared to be a deadly virus and were put down.

Veterinarians euthanized the horses, which displayed symptoms of the neurological form of the disease known as equine herpes virus-1. The barn is located at the Hoofer Equestrian Center near Belleville.