Saharan dust cloud due to hit UK today

[Jessey]

http://www.itv.com/news/2015-12-17/will-a-saharan-dust-cloud-hit-britain-today/

I was wondering how this might effect horses, especially those with respiratory issues. Jess can get a bit of a cough if she gets dusty hay but she's on grass 24/7 at the moment so hopefully it won't bother her too much, we are in the area expected to be worst effected, hopefully its not too bad though.

 

[Mary Poppins]

Ben coughs on dusty hay as well so I hope that this isn't an issue for him. I saw the big red patch right over your part of the country and thought of you. Hope your horses are OK.

 

[Jessey]

I know we have had them before, normally I notice the day after when my car is covered in red dust

 

[horseandgoatmom]

OMG that sounds horrible.
I hope your horses don't have any problems!

 

[Wally]

It happens quite often, I wouldn't worry about it. When Eyjafjallajökull went off, we got covered in volcanic ash.

The dust in hay is spores and organic matter, the dust from the sahara is mineral dust.

 

[Trewsers]

Hahaha it won't settle here for long, nothing does with our winds! Hope everyone's horses are fine with it.

 

[Jessey]

It was the fact they told people with asthma to stay in their houses with their windows shut that got me wondering if it would effect breathing in ponio's too

 

[Stamper]

Thinking of you all. I remember getting up one morning to cars covered in Sahara dust back in the late 70's when I lived in England. No one knew what it was until the weatherman came on telly later in the day. Don't think they could predict it ahead of time back then. Hold your noses little ponies!

 

[Jessey]

Well if we got ot, I missed it it wasnt dusty here at all really

 

[horseandgoatmom]

So glad it did not get bad by you!!

 

[chunky monkey]

I was really out of breath on Tuesday and Wednesday walking to the top of the field to do the poo picking. I couldnt understand why I felt so breathless. Mum thought I was putting it all on. Till we sat down on Wednesday night to watch the news and them saying that there was bad air pollution forecast due to dust.