Equine activity stopped at BRC

The Brackenridge Main Event Center has ceased equine activity at the facility in the wake of an outbreak of a potentially deadly virus in central Texas and across the state.

Equine Herpesvirus 1 can cause symptoms like fever, coughing, nasal discharge, and in mares, miscarriage and birth defects. Its most dangerous form can cause neurological symptoms and death. EHV-1 has claimed the life of at least one horse in Texas in the past week.

The Lavaca Navidad River Authority said in a post on the Brackedridge Main Event Center Facebook page that some horses that attended an event at the facility may have been exposed to the disease at a precious event in Waco.