Here in Vieques, we live surrounded by beauty — wild beaches, open pastures, and the free-roaming horses that define this island. But beneath that beauty lies something we don’t often see — a disease that kills quietly, painfully, and unnecessarily. The Truth About Tetanus Tetanus is caused by bacteria that live in the soil — in every pasture, yard, and trail on this island. For free-roaming horses, even the smallest cut can become a doorway for infection. Once inside, the ba