Michael GuerinRacing Editor·NZ Herald·7 Jul, 2026 06:31 AM3 mins to read‌Racing meetings are not under threat yet from the outbreak of strangles. Photo / Trish DunellRacing meetings are not under threat yet from the outbreak of strangles. Photo / Trish DunellNew Zealand racing bosses say the vigilance of horse people is essential to keeping the industry in action during an outbreak of equine disease, strangles.

Strangles is highly contagious and affects a horse’s upper respiratory tract. It can cause major issues in the throat’s lymph nodes and lead to horses