Horse Lungs vs. Human Lungs | Learn About Horse Lung Health
Apr 14th 2020
Take a quick moment to breathe in as deep as you possibly can. Let your lungs keep expanding until it
becomes difficult to inhale any further. Once you've reached that point, let it
out slowly and repeat (unless you're starting to feel lightheaded). Try to
focus on the amount of air entering and exiting your lungs with each breath.Now, take a
few "normal" breaths. Again, notice how much air yo
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Tips to Help Horses and Riders During COVID-19
Mar 28th 2020
This content was written by Joyce Harman, DVM, Harmany Equine, and is being shared with permission.
As we all get stuck inside or at home more than we normally are, it's important to figure out how take care of ourselves, our family, and our animals. Since we may have more time than usual at home, how about some extra dog walks out in nature (great social distancing…walking in nature and n
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EIPH (lung bleeding): What it is and why it happens
Dec 10th 2019
Lung bleeding, also known as Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH), can go undetected by trainers and riders because it occurs deep within the lungs. Numerous studies show that essentially all horses experience some degree of EIPH during intensive exercise. However, only 5% of horses show blood at the nostrils.
To explain why lung bleeding happens, we have created this video:
EIPH occurs w
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Celebrating 20 Years of Improving Horse Health with FLAIR® Strips
Dec 5th 2019
It's official. We're 20 years old, and boy oh boy does it feel great.When FLAIR® Strips first debuted at the 1999 Breeder's Cup at
Gulfstream Park, we never could have imagined this double-decade milestone in
our timeline, but now - 20 years later - we are looking back on all the places
and faces that have been a part of our journey, we are so thankful. Without the
support from all of our eque
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