b'Steps you can take to reducethe number of asthma-causingairborne particulates inyour horses barn.Creating an Airway-Friendly EnvironmentDIANE RICET he next time you walk into your barn on a bright, gorgeous day and look across the aisleway toward the door, note what you see. When you go into the barn on a sunny day and you see that beautiful beam of light, you should say to yourself, I shouldnt be able to see light!says Melissa Mazan, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, professor of large animal medicine and director of Tufts Universitys Equine Respiratory Health Laboratory, in North Grafton, Massachusetts. You can see it SHELLEY PAULSONbecause of particulates in the air.16February 2020The Horse|TheHorse.comAsthma_USE.indd 16 1/3/20 10:32 AM'