Helping an Easy Keeper Breathe Easy – The Horse
ADVERTISEMENT Q: My 20-year-old Thoroughbred has respiratory allergies that require him to live outside most of the time. However, he’s a very easy keeper and needs to wear a grazing muzzle in the spring and summer. Is there anything I can do to help him breathe a little easier while wearing his muzzle? He sounds like he’s laboring. — Shawna, Georgetown, KY A: This is an interesting question and one that others may have to deal with. When we consider the kinds of respiratory “allergies” horses can develop, we commonly think about recurrent airway obstruction (RAO, or equine asthma o...
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