SAN ANTONIO — The outbreak of equine herpesvirus – or EHV – in Texas continues to impact rodeo events and facilities across the state as the number of confirmed cases rises.

The concerns stem from an outbreak that the Texas Department of Agriculture linked to a Waco event earlier this month—specifically, state officials warned about EHV-1, one of the deadliest forms of the virus that can cause respiratory illness, neurological symptoms or even death for horses.

The state responded by urging horse owners to take precautions, especially if their animals attended or were transported from the World Championship Barrel Racing Finals in Waco, which ran from Nov. 5-9. Last week, San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo officials took the step of canceling a Uvalde qualifier event before horse events we

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