Wellspring Farm in Wilmington is under a quarantine and has had to keep 61 horses separate in an effort to eradicate the equine herpes virus.
in Wilmington, for a look at the conditions at the farm as owners attempt to eradicate the virus before it has a chance to spread to other animals.
"I love sharing horses and the experience horses give us with people and I can’t do that right now," Tiffany Wallace, owner of Wellspring Farm told NBC10. Already, Wellspring Farms has lost a beloved horse -- named Peppermint -- after it contracted the virus and suffered severe neurological problems.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters.
"It was heartbreaking. She was very dear to me. Seeing a horse not able to get up is really hard," Alex Pyle, who works at the farm, told NBC10."They aren't allowed to touch noses, that's the issue," said Wallace.
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