Being ever-curious, I did a little research on this disease, which I’d barely heard of in vet school. I was horrified by what I discovered. I thought only a few horses had COPD, but it turned out that virtually *every* sport horse has early microscopic lung disease that could easily progress to its most severe form: a career-ending, debilitating condition.
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It’s For the Horses
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged copd, dressage, equestrian, equine, equine asthma, horse, horse racing, hunter/jumper, lungs, rao, reining, rodeo, spaoad, sport horse on August 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »