Articles by Julie Wilson, DVM, DACVIM, Executive Director, MN Board of Veterinary Medicine - The #1 Resource for Horse Farms, Stables and Riding Instructors | Stable Management

Julie Wilson, DVM, DACVIM, Executive Director, MN Board of Veterinary Medicine

Credit: Mat Pound, Bugwood.org This is a Rocky Mountain wood tick.
Equine Health

Tick Diseases that Affect Horses

Ticks can transmit a number of disease‐causing organisms to horses. Two of the most common diseases which horse owners in Minnesota should be aware of are anaplasmosis and Lyme disease.