A virus races through the horse world. No, not that virus.
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With eerie echoes of the human coronavirus and the current pandemic, a virulent equine herpes virus has raced through the sport horse industry at a time when experts say it can least afford it: The shutdowns to stop the spread of the virus, known as EHV, come after nearly a year of shutdowns in the face of COVID-19.