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Equine COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a condition in horses similar to asthma in humans. Inflammation in the small airways of the lungs impairs breathing and ventilation. Other names to describe this condition in horses may include emphysema, heaves, small airway disease and others. Horses can develop allergies to mold just as people can and the disease tends to be more common in cooler climates where horses are kept in the barn in an enclosed environment around mud, dust, hay or other respiratory irritants. However, foods, meds, allergies to things in the environment and other causes can trigger the condition as well. Some horses with COPD will show a nasal discharge, coughing or labored breathing. Treatment medications for COPD in horses may include either steroids or bronchodilators such as ventipulmin. A well ventilated, mold free environment is often prescribed as well.