Strangles. The name of the disease itself can allude to a terrible demise, but most horses that contract strangles recover with minimal lasting effects.
How Strangles Is Transmitted Among Horses
The Streptococcus equi bacteria that cause strangles are primarily transmitted through nose-to-nose contact with another horse.
Treatment of Strangles
There is not much that can be done for a horse with strangles except supportive care while the infection runs its course.
There are two types of strangles vaccines available: intramuscular (IM) injection, which is given like a traditional vaccine, and intranasal.