How to manage equine asthma

The management tools you need
to keep asthma signs at bay

Why make changes to your horse’s environment?

All horses benefit from a clean airspace, but for horses suffering from asthma, it is essential. When treatment with Aservo^® EquiHaler^® is complete, if the environment isn’t improved sufficiently, asthma symptoms will return. This causes repeated suffering for your horse and increases the number of treatments they need. These video guides will help you to make the changes your vet recommends.

Advice on paddocks and turnout

How much turnout is enough for horses with asthma? What are the considerations and possible pitfalls?

Advice on housing and ventilation

Stable ventilation is an area that is often poorly understood and can get overlooked. Find out how to assess and improve the ventilation in your horse’s stable.

Advice on bedding and mucking out

Which bedding is the best for asthmatic horses? And have you considered that the way you muck out could have an impact on your horse’s airway hygiene?

Advice on forage

Should you change your asthmatic horse onto haylage? If you are soaking or steaming your hay, how do you make sure that you aren’t doing more harm than good?

A guide to support the treatment and management of asthma

The owner manual contains everything you need to know about equine asthma and your horse’s treatment. Watch the videos then use the checklists in the guide to help your horse stay symptom free.

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References

Couetil, L.L. et al. (2016) ‘Inflammatory airway disease in horses – revised consensus statement’, Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 30, pp.503-515.
Lavoie, J. P. et al. (2019) 'Effect of different doses of inhaled ciclesonide on lung function, clinical signs related to airflow limitation and serum cortisol levels in horses with experimentally induced mild to severe airway obstruction,' Equine Veterinary Journal, 51(6), pp. 779–786.
Pirie, R.S. and McGorum, B.C. (2017) ‘Inhalation therapy for equine lower respiratory tract disease’, In Practice, 39, pp. 317-327.
CVMP assessment report for Aservo^® EquiHaler^®.

Aservo^® EquiHaler^® 343 micrograms/actuation inhalation solution for horses contains ciclesonide. For the alleviation of clinical signs of severe equine asthma (formerly known as Recurrent Airway Obstruction – (RAO), Summer Pasture Associated Recurrent Airway Obstruction – (SPA-RAO)). UK: POM-V IE: POM. Further information available in the SPC or from Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health UK Ltd., RG12 8YS, UK. UK Tel: 01344 746960 (sales) or 01344 746957 (technical), IE Tel: 01 291 3985 (all queries). Email: vetenquiries@boehringer-ingelheim.com. Aservo^®EquiHaler^® is a registered trademark of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH, used under licence. ©2023 Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health UK Ltd. All rights reserved. Date of preparation: October 2023. UI-EQU-0124-2020. Use Medicines Responsibly.