In this Q&A, Equine Sports Medicine expert Kate Allen, BVSc, PhD, offers advice on recognizing respiratory challenges in their early and most treatable form.
When it comes to stall flooring, young barn builder Emma Whillans knew what she wanted before she knew what it was: a surface with no cracks or gaps between mats. Even at 23, she’d spent enough hours hauling traditional mats in and out of stalls for cleaning, and inhaling ammonia odours from urine accumulation underneath them, to know they wouldn’t do at her own facility.