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Respiratory System
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Vaccination Against the Common Cold
The common cold, which affects almost all horses and almost certainly affects almost 100% of young competition horses, has been a problem for centuries.
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The Horse’s Specialised Respiratory System
There are a number of respiratory diseases and airway conditions that affect horses.
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Bacterial Respiratory Diseases
Prevention of bacterial respiratory infections, such as Strangles, bacterial pneumonia and travel sickness or shipping disease, is very important.
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Chronic Coughing in Horses
Occasionally performance horses develop a consistent, intermittent or even ‘hacking’ cough following viral respiratory disease.
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Bleeding - Exercise Induced Pulmonary Haemorrhage
Bleeding from one or both nostrils during or following maximal exercise is referred to as ‘Exercise Induced Pulmonary Haemorrhage’ (EIPH).
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Upper Respiratory Tract Abnormalities
Learn more about some common conditons that cause dynamic upper respiratory tract obstruction resulting in poor performance in horses.
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Viral Respiratory Disease In Horses
In Australia, infection with viruses such as the Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1 and EHV-4) are a common cause of respiratory disease in horses. The 'stable virus' is essentially an upper respiratory tract viral disease.
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Pleuropneumonia in Horses
Pleuropneumonia is an acute infection within the lung and chest, commonly referred to as 'travel sickness' or 'shipping disease'.
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Managing Horses with Airway Disease
'Heaves' is a condition somewhat similar to asthma in humans. The scientific name for the problem is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It can also be known as recurrent airway disease or recurrent airway obstruction.
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