On May 29, one horse in Essex County, Massachusetts, tested positive for pigeon fever. Two additional cases are suspected.

The special bond between a a young man with a rare disorder and a top racehorse will be commemorated in bronze by sculptor Jocelyn Russell.

These days a new reality of American horsekeeping is that pigeon fever can happen pretty much anywhere at any time of year. Also called dryland distemper or Colorado strangles, pigeon fever develops ...