Respiratory diseases in people who work with horses

[Katie Gosling]

Hello, I am a student studying Equine Business Management, I am doing my dissertation on the incidence of respiratory diseases in people working with horses. I would be really appreciative if you could spend five minutes filling out a small questionnaire.

Thank you in advance if you do!

(Please click on the link below to take you to the survey)

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QM3BVMR

 

[ladyt25]

Done but unsure if you are trying to find out IF having horses has caused resp diseases as it doesn't ask how long a person has suffered. I was diagnosed with asthma well before having horses or being around horses and I think actually having them/being involved with them (and hay, straw etc) has helped my symptoms due to building an immunity.

 

[Lou23]

Another person diagnosed with asthma before horses.

Had to miss out a few questions as no options if you don't feed hay or use straw.

I have shaving beds and feed haylage

 

[shadeofshyness]

I have asthma but had it since I was a baby so nothing to do with horses.

I do suffer terribly from dust allergy with haylage and straw though.

 

[nix123]

I have filled in your questionnaire. But i have had asthma since being a child. I didnt have my own yard till i was 30. Being around horses or hay or straw does not in any way make my asthma any worse. Also i have never suffered with hayfever. Feathers and housedust set my asthma off. I think you need to add a lot more questions to get a balanced overall view.

 

[Ruth17]

You can develop hypersensitivity allergic alveolitis from spores in the hay

 

[Billy the kid]

Done- but i have asthma due to family genes, not from having horses.

Also the bedding and sweeping doesnt affect me much. The thing that affects me most is grooming.- (from the dust- not the physical action of grooming)

 

[LaMooch]

I had asthma before working with horses as it runs in the family. To be honest horses don't affect may asthma