Nancy S. Loving, DVM

anti-inflammatory oral medication
Anti-Inflammatories for Horse Barns
Keeping anti-inflammatories in your barn's medicine cabinet allows you to administer them with your veterinarian's advice.
cooling hot horses
Tips on Cooling a Hot Horse
If your horse gets hot and sweaty from exercise, you can help him cool down. Be aware that an overhot horse or a horse cooled too quickly can suffer physical issues.
hay feeder in field with horses
Use a Pasture Hay Feeder to Reduce Waste
You can benefit your horse's health and save time and money if you choose the right pasture hay feeder.
fly repellents horse with face flies
Equine Insect Repellents For Horses
There’s plenty of choices when it comes to fly repellents, but how do you choose the right one? Learn about the different active ingredients and methods of application so you can find one that works for...
herd feeding separate dominate horses
Feeding a Horse Herd to Avoid Fights
Here are tips to help you keep the food fights at a minimum during feeding time for your horse herd.
black-legged tick
Daily Tick Checks on Horses Reduces Risk of Disease
Tick prevention and removal are important on your horses. Here are tips!
hauling horses draft tied to trailer
Hot Weather Horse Hauling Tips
Use these tips for safer hauling of your horses during hot weather.
horse hauling horse looking through bars on window
Tips for Hauling Horses Safely
Hauling horses can be stressful to human and animal, but you can mitigate some of those traveling issues with these tips.
hay feeding ground vs feeder
Feeding Horse Hay on the Ground
When feeding horses, there seems to be two differing philosophies: On the ground or in an elevated feeder. Here’s how to choose what’s best for your horses.
flies-on-horse-face-p
Commercial and Homemade Fly Traps
There are many ways to reduce the number of flies and biting insects on your horse property. Here area few tips.
horse ball toy playing
Boredom Busters: Horse Toys
Horse toys can be a great distraction for bored animals that are confined to a stall or small paddock. Here are a few toy ideas to keep them occupied.
bored horse chewing cribbing in stall pen
Equine Stall Confinement Tips
Some horses spend a lot of time in a stall or small paddock. This can be because of a property’s space constraints, due to training schedules, or because of illness or injury. Owners need to understand...
veterinarian leg wound stitches
Does an Equine Leg Wound Need Stitches?
It's hard to know whether a gash or leg wound needs stitches. Here are tips to help you determine if you can handle the injury or if it needs veterinary attention.
pasture horses grazing
Safe Pastures and Paddocks
Pasture turnout is good for horses, but there are precautions owners need to take to ensure those areas are safe.
insect management flies on face of gray horse
Insect Management on a Horse Property
Insects reproduce in standing water as much as they do manure. Use these tips as part of an insect control plan for your horse farm.
owner vaccination of horses
Potential Side Effects of Owner Vaccination of Horses
The cost savings of giving your horse's vaccines yourself don't balance out against the risk of not vaccinating appropriately or having a horse get sick or die from a vaccination reaction.
biosecurity horse and trailer
Biosecurity for Your Home Horse Facilities
Biosecurity is important to protect your horses at home and while you are traveling.
farrier hind limb shivers
Latest Research on Shivers in Horses
Researchers collaborated to learn more about shivers in horses. This is a neuromuscular disorder that usually is first seen in the hind limb of horses backing up or when you are picking up the hind li...
READER FAVORITES
aged gray donkey how long horse donkey mule live
How Long Can a Horse, Pony, Donkey, or Mule Live?
horse big smile lots of teeth
Horse Teeth by Age
girl loving senior horse
6 Senior Horse Myths
horse dental issues
Tips on Feeding Older Horses with Dental Issues
POLLS & QUIZZES
FUN STUFF
horse muscles diagram
Horse Superficial Muscles Diagram
dogs on horse farms and riding facilities
Dogs on Horse Boarding Facilities 
1-DSC_0037
How to Throw a Retirement Party for Your Horse
hoof care—chronic laminitic foot Dr. Carlos Carvajal
My Senior Horse Podcast: Senior Hoof Care
NEWSLETTER

Sign up here for the My Senior Horse Newsletter. Get updates and information to your inbox once a week.

"*" indicates required fields

Name*
Country*
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.