Breathing Exercises for Horses With Upper Airway Collapse
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
June 13, 2022
These programs designed to strengthen airway muscles might help affected horses avoid surgery.
These programs designed to strengthen airway muscles might help affected horses avoid surgery.
Help keep your horse healthy and get the most out of the coming months by increasing your understanding of—and watching for—five common health conditions seen during the summer.
Veterinarians consider a rare disease in a mare battling respiratory infection, pneumonia, and fever.
Management changes are key to preventing and treating airway inflammation.
From infections and trauma to blockages and growths, here’s what your vet might find within your horse’s head region.
Researcher: Veterinarians need to understand the mechanisms behind equine asthma to effectively treat and manage the disease.
This technology has helped veterinarians diagnose upper airway dysfunction during exercise.
The equine respiratory tract is so highly specialized for exercise that even the slightest deviation from normal can limit a horse’s athletic career.
Electrical impedance tomography could be simple enough for veterinarians to use in the field to diagnose asthmatic horses without anesthetics or an assistant.
The choice to use antimicrobials to treat lower airway issues in horses isn’t always clear.
Critical care specialist: With little time to act, veterinarians called upon to help horses struggling to breathe must arrive organized, prepared, and confident.
You expect dusty hay to set off inflammation in asthmatic horses’ lungs. But did you know dusty hay and indoor housing can also affect their gut microbiota?
Exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage is a condition in which horses experience lung bleeding during exercise. Veterinarians and researchers continue to investigate the condition.
Equine nutritionist Dr. Clair Thunes offers tips on how to safely soak hay for horses.
He might seem perfect—but before you call him yours, determine if a horse is sound and serviceable for the job at hand and if you can live with his inevitable flaws.
My older horse has respiratory allergies. Is there anything I can do to help him breathe easier while wearing a muzzle?
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