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25/06/2026

Worth considering if your horse suffers with respiratory issue.

Equine asthma is a breathing problem caused by inflammation in the airways. It can range from mild to severe, but across all forms, one thing matters most: reducing dust and irritants in the horse's environment.

What many owners think of as "dust" is more than just visible dirt. It can include bacteria, mold and fungal spores, mites, endotoxins, and other tiny particles that trigger inflammation in the lungs. Some of the worst particles are actually too small to see.

The key is the horse's breathing zone - the air right around the nose. Dust in that area matters much more than dust elsewhere in the barn. Even a stable that looks clean can still have harmful tiny particles in the air.

Common dust and irritant sources can include:
• Hay
• Bedding
• Sweeping or mucking stalls
• Barn blowers
• Round bale feeding
• Very dry, windy conditions
• Pollens or other allergens
• Unusual triggers like nearby manure piles, chemical sprays, chickens, or certain bedding materials

Management often focuses on lowering dust exposure:
• Reconsidering hay and bedding
• Using wood shavings
• Feeding a pelleted diet or hay cubes
• Soaking hay
• Steaming hay correctly
• Considering haylage
• Avoiding round bale feeding in horses prone to severe asthma

Note that medication may help control inflammation or open the airways, but there is no replacement to environmental management. Long-term improvement depends on reducing dust in the horse's environment, especially in the breathing zone.

If you have questions or concerns about your specific equine, contact your veterinarian.

22/06/2026

Breathe easier this winter with the Flexineb E3 — now on special for EOFY.

Designed for horses with respiratory issues,
allergies, or performance demands, Flexineb
delivers fast, effective nebulisation with no noise
and no stress.

✔ Portable & rechargeable
✔ Easy to clean
✔ Proven results for airway health
✔ Trusted by vets & performance riders

Shop the EOFY offer before it ends.

11/06/2026

ASCOT EQUINE VETS - EARLY ADOPTERS OF NEW TECHNOLOGY

New Tech at Ascot Equine Vets – Meet V-PRO by Equimetrics 🚨
We’re excited to introduce the V-PRO continuous monitoring system to our hospital – and it’s already proving to be a game changer.

We recently used V-PRO on a severely neurologic horse, where it provided invaluable real-time data on heart rate, stall movement and immediately alerted us if the horse became recumbent. That level of 24/7 insight is an incredible addition to our routine monitoring.

It’s also been supporting our intensive care colic patients, alerting us to increases in heart rate or changes in position – often before changes are obvious on routine checks.

So what makes V-PRO special?
🔹 Continuous 24/7 monitoring of vital signs�🔹 Adjustable thresholds & customisable alerts�🔹 Real-time ICU monitoring via app�🔹 Live ECG and 24-hour cardiac monitoring�🔹 Heart rate variability analysis�🔹 Tracks movement, behaviour patterns & position (standing, sternal, lateral)�

Movement + position + heart rate changes can indicate significant events, and V-PRO helps us spot those changes as they happen — not hours later. The system streams data wirelessly to the cloud, allowing detailed ECG analysis and live viewing from our phones — whether we are next to the horse, elsewhere in the clinic, or on the farm.

We are always looking for ways to improve patient care, safety and outcomes — and this technology gives us deeper insight into recovery, performance issues and critical care cases than ever before.

Innovation in equine medicine is here — and we’re excited to be using it. 🐎💙