HERDA
(Hereditary Equine Regional Dermal Asthenia)

This site is dedicated to Penelope (registered name: Quality Sensation)
and the education of horse owners about HERDA.  

Did you know that 13% of elite pleasure horses and 11% of elite reining horses are
HERDA carriers (A Growing Concern, June 2011 The American Quarter Horse Journal)?

Check out this recent article in EQUUS: 
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/case-report-hereditary-equine-regional-dermal-asthenia-herda/

Here are just a few of HERDA's recent victims