A highly contagious and potentially deadly horse virus is forcing event cancellations and quarantines across the region. The Texas Department of Agriculture is warning horse riders, owners and trainers of an aggressive strain of equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) after an outbreak was traced to a large event in Waco earlier this month.

When you visit the Fort Worth Stockyards, there are usually longhorns — and horses. But for the next week or so, the iconic animals will be missing from the twice-daily cattle drives that draw crowds to Exchange Avenue.

Trail boss Georgia Cartwright with the Fort Worth Herd said her team is keeping horses in their stables to prevent the spread of EHV-1.

“It is not dangerous for humans, it is not dangerous for my cattle,” Cartwright said.

Still, Cartwright

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