Healthful Horse Barns
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
August 2, 2022
Consider these horse health- and safety-oriented design aspects when building or renovating your barn.
Consider these horse health- and safety-oriented design aspects when building or renovating your barn.
Find resources on using management strategies to keep your horses healthy during the week of Aug. 1 on TheHorse.com.
As tough as steamy summers can be on humans, they can be even harder on horses. Two veterinarians share tips on how to help your horse beat the heat this summer.
The very barn your horse spends time in might be harming his respiratory health. Learn about common airway irritants and how you can optimize air quality with this visual guide. Sponsored by Sweet PDZ Horse Stall Refresher.
Take these management steps to maintain or improve your horse’s respiratory health.
Learn about the steps you can take to reduce the number of asthma-causing airborne particulates in your horse’s barn.
The organization strongly recommends organizers cancel or suspend competition when the air quality index reaches 151 or above.
Does your horse have asthma? Find out how you can help him using management and environmental changes.
Find resources about air quality and equine respiratory health during the week of April 26 on TheHorse.com.
Owners often seek advice and tips on ways to keep their RAO-affected horses healthy, so we’ve scoured our archives and compiled 10 resources available for free on TheHorse.com.
Dr. Morgan Hayes of the University of Kentucky describes barn and indoor arena ventilation problems and how to fix them.
Ditching dry hay in favor of cleaner forage options improved racehorse airway inflammation.
Researchers found that owners of horses with severe asthma struggle to implement recommendations for a dust-free equine environment.
Adjusting a horse’s environment and administering medications as needed can help some asthmatic equids return to function.
Have you walked into a barn and smelled a pungent, burning odor? That’s ammonia, and it’s hurting your horse.
The survey asked owners, managers, and riders about arena construction characteristics, air quality, arena footing, and associated health outcomes in horses and humans.
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