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Winterizing Horses

Nancy S. Loving, DVM December 8, 2024

Take a few simple precautions and management approaches to help your horse weather winter safely.

Should I Close My Horse Barn Doors During Winter?

Multiple Authors October 25, 2024

Is it better to leave your barn doors and windows open during winter or close them? Will your horses be healthier living outside during winter? Two experts explain.

How Air Quality Impacts Horse Health

Anna Sochocky October 23, 2024

Learn how air quality issues such as wildfire smoke and pollution can affect your horse’s respiratory health.

11 Tips for Improving Your Horse’s Indoor Air Quality

Alayne Blickle October 22, 2024

Improving the air quality in your barn can protect horses and humans against respiratory dysfunction.

Sweet PDZ, The Horse Bring You Air Quality Awareness Week

The Horse Staff October 21, 2024

All week long, learn about what affects a horse’s respiratory health and how you might be able to influence it. Brought to you by Sweet PDZ.

Tips for Preparing Your Horse Barn for Winter

Making Winter Manageable on Horse Farms

Alayne Blickle December 8, 2023

Don’t wait for the first snowflakes to prepare your horse property for the cold, dark, and wet months ahead.

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Winter Horse Barn Ventilation

Morgan Hayes, P.E. October 19, 2023

One expert explains why closing your barn doors and windows during the winter might not be ideal for your horse’s health.

Helping Horses Cope With and Recover From Poor Air Quality

Stacy Pigott October 18, 2023

Poor air quality from wildfire smoke can be very dangerous for horses. An equine internal medicine specialist offers advice.

Allergen Testing Detects Equine Asthma Best in Airway Lavage Fluids

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA April 26, 2023

Researchers have determined that testing bronchoalveolar lavage fluid might be the most accurate way to diagnose horses with equine asthma.

Feeding the Asthmatic Horse

Clair Thunes, PhD April 11, 2023

Recurrent airway obstruction is a medical condition, but feed changes might help your horse breathe better.

7 Tips for Controlling Odors on Horse Farms

Alayne Blickle April 5, 2023

These practices will help minimize odors on your farm to keep you, your horses, and your neighbors healthy and happy.

Guidelines for Horses Exposed to Wildfire Smoke

UC Davis Center for Equine Health Horse Report December 29, 2022

Horses exposed to fire smoke can suffer respiratory injury; knowing what is normal can help you determine whether your horse might need veterinary attention.