The Gary Hardt Memorial Rodeo will take this weekend as scheduled, despite an outbreak of Equine Virus - EVH-1 (West Nile).
Many veterinarians in Arizona are advising their clients to keep their horses at home. It was also reported on some Valley radio stations that Gary Hardt Memorial rodeo was cancelled and postponed for a month. "All of this is not true," according to John Landino of the Payson Pro Rodeo Committee.
"(Local horse veterinarian Dr.) Drew Justice spoke with six local vets that confirmed there is not a problem," Landino said. "We also spoke with the official vet office for Arizona and confirmed that there was no foundation for the panic and no restriction on horse movement is in place. The Rodeo will go on this weekend and several people with $50,000+ horses will be coming to compete.
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