KCTR: We’re Montana’s Own » queens http://catcountry1029.com We’re Montana’s Own Sat, 18 May 2013 08:21:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Outbreak of Horse Herpes Forces Rodeo Queens to Ride Stick Ponies [VIDEO] http://catcountry1029.com/outbreak-of-horse-herpes-forces-rodeo-queens-to-ride-stick-ponies-video/ http://catcountry1029.com/outbreak-of-horse-herpes-forces-rodeo-queens-to-ride-stick-ponies-video/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 15:37:39 +0000 Cat Country http://kctr.com/?p=4640 Things got a little strange at the Davis County Sheriff's Mounted Posse Junior Queen Contest in Framingham, Utah after an outbreak of horse herpes forced the contestant to show off their equestrian skills on stick ponies.

Although equine herpes poses no threat to humans, the deadly disease is highly contagious among horses, and the animals are generally quarantined during outbreaks. (Which is why live horses weren't available for the Junior Queen Contest.)

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