Podcast #duinhalierstnichtallein
Do you want to educate yourself so that you can support your coughing horse as well as possible? You can't get enough of experience and knowledge about equine asthma, the horse's lungs and everything else that goes with it? That's exactly what this podcast is all about. We want to provide you with knowledge and expertise about respiratory diseases in our beloved horses, but also address the emotional burden. We will interview experts and let horse owners have their say with their cough stories. We apologise that the podcast is currently only available in German.
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In our new episode, we talk to Verena from @arabians.underthesky. She tells us about her horse Diya's respiratory disease and how she spent a long time looking for the cause of her horse's laboured breathing. The vets were unable to make a diagnosis for a long time - it was unclear exactly what Diya's problem was. Find out in the podcast what ultimately caused Diya's breathing problems and how Verena supports her horse!
In our new episode, we talk to equine physiotherapist Katrin Obst - you may already know her from TV Shows such as ‘Hund, Katze Maus’ or ‘Der Pferdetrainer’. Katrin tells us how to keep horses fit and what is particularly important for keeping horses with respiratory diseases healthy.

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Table by Katrin Obst.
In dieser Podcast-Folge sprechen wir mit Melina von @dreams_by_galile, the proud owner of Duende - the horse that features in many of our pictures and has travelled with us to a number of shows. We find out how Melina managed to get Duende's respiratory disease under control and delve into her career in equine photography. Melina shares tips and stories from her work in front of the camera and tells us how she and her horses came to be in front of the camera so much. Listen in and find out more about Duende's coughing story and the world of equine photography!
In this podcast episode, we spoke to horse coach Franziska Müller from mPower. She shares her valuable experiences about coaching with horses and how it can help to boost self-confidence and get to the bottom of personal problems. We talk about how horse owners can cope with the stress of a chronic illness in horses and what options there are for dealing with it. Franziska also talks about her personal experiences with equine asthma in her own horse.
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In this podcast episode, we spoke to Mira from the Instagram channel @miraaams Mira shares her experiences with respiratory diseases in horses and explains what she looks for in the management of her own stable to avoid coughing in horses as much as possible. She also tells us how she successfully competes with her horse Samba up to dressage class S*** despite equine asthma and what she pays particular attention to at competitions.
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In our latest episode, we spoke to Conny Röhm, an expert in horse feeding and the director of the Animal Science Institute. Our focus was on feeding horses with equine asthma and we talked about various aspects such as watering or steaming hay and new trends in feeding coughing horses. Conny always explained the scientific background to her statements and gave us lots of tips on feeding. Find out more about how you can support your horse with equine asthma with the right feed in this episode!
We have recorded a special episode for you! The bitopEQUI® will soon be celebrating its 3rd birthday and we took this as an opportunity to answer your questions and talk about what has happened in the last 3 years. And of course we also take a look into the future and talk about a new project from Lea.
You can find more information about the project discussed Click here (www.cyclingforminds.de).
In this podcast episode, we talk to Dr Sandra Löckener from Powerpferd. Sandra supports horse owners in finding sustainable solutions for coughing horses. We talk about her respiratory power course, training respiratory patients and whether chronically ill horses can really become efficient again.
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Breeding your own foal - that's probably every horse girl's dream. Anna Krone fulfilled this dream, but then her home-bred horse Ludwig suddenly fell seriously ill with asthma. Find out how the story of Anna and Ludwig unfolds, whether there is a happy ending and whether Anna would breed again today in the new episode of our podcast.
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When it comes to respiratory diseases, we talk a lot about posture optimisation, training and inhalation - but the muscles also play a major role. Who hasn't experienced it? With a severe cold, the respiratory muscles cramp up and after a while every cough hurts all the more. This is exactly where animal physiotherapist Alexandra Schubert from Novafon comes in. In the podcast, she explains which muscles are particularly affected by respiratory problems, what role the saddle girth plays here and how you can support your horse with simple exercises.
Pia's horse Anton has been suffering from equine asthma since last year. It all started with an infection and since then Pia has tried everything possible to get Anton symptom-free again. By doing the right research and talking to other coughing horse owners, she came across a wide range of treatment options. In this episode, Pia tells you what she has tried, what has really helped Anton and how important it is for her to talk to other owners.
Click here geht es zu Pia's Instagram.
Keeping a horse with lung disease healthy also requires appropriate training. In this episode, vet Dr Veronika Klein from Kernkompetenz Pferd explains how much exercise coughing horses really need, how you can tell when it's better to take it easy and how you should adapt your training to cold days in winter. We talk about various factors that should be taken into account when exercising coughing horses and how you can implement this in your own training.
Click here geht es zu Veronikas Instagram.
Foto: Diana Wahl
Is a move to the seaside the right thing for my horse? Admitting this thought and weighing up the pros and cons of a complete change of stable is a big challenge for every coughing horse owner. We spoke to horse behaviour trainer Melanie Sutor from the Instagram channel Cavallinosano about how she dealt with this when her new horse Kári fell ill with equine asthma and what she considers to be important aspects of such a major change. In this episode, you can find out what decision Melanie Sutor made for Kári.
Click here geht es zu Melanies Instagram.
Every day we receive numerous questions about inhalation and the management of coughing horses. Why have so many horses been coughing recently? When is the best time to inhale? Is bronchoscopy always a good idea? We took the opportunity to put your questions to vet Dr Sommerfeld.
Click here geht es zur Lungensprechstunde mit Dr. Sommerfeld.
Do you sometimes feel alone and no longer know how you can help your horse? Does the situation just feel hopeless? Julia from @jack_o_heartbreaker was no different until recently. To encourage other horse owners who feel the same way, she created the #duinhalierstnichtallein on Instagram. In this episode, she tells us how it came about, what her experiences with the disease are and why we should all believe in miracles.