Not a big deal in The Villages, but no horseman would ever allow them near horses. Opossums are the definitive end host for EPM. It's a neurological disease that often is fatal. I had a wonderful horse affected by it. Cost a lot of heartache and tens of thousands of dollars in treatments. The only good opossum in horse country is a dead one. Simply having droppings in hay or pasture can be the problem.
Last edited by Dotneko; 05-05-2021 at 10:53 AM.
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