Nicola Jarvis qualified from the Royal Veterinary College, London, in 1990 and worked in mixed practice for two years before moving to Newmarket where she completed a two-year internship at Rossdales Equine Hospital.

She then joined Redwings Horse Sanctuary in Norfolk in 1996. She is now head of Veterinary and Care there, working with an “incredible” team of veterinary surgeons and nurses to care for over 1,500 resident horses, donkeys, and mules.

Jarvis attained her RCVS Certificate of Advanced Veterinary Practice in Equine Medicine (2012) and her CertAVP in Equine Surgery Soft Tissue (2013).

Her specialist interests include equine nutrition, geriatric medicine, internal medicine, and colic.

Outside of work Jarvis enjoys all types of baking and makes special occasion cakes. She is also an avid fan of Formula 1 and sports cars/classic cars. In addition, she volunteers at a local dog rescue charity and enjoys long walks with her lurcher, Finnigan.

Jarvis’ Recent Research

Jarvis N, McKenzie HC (2021) Nutritional considerations when dealing with an underweight adult or senior horse. Vet. Clin. North Am. Equine Pract. 37: 89-110.

Jarvis, N (2021) Clinical care of the geriatric horse. In Practice. 43: 35-44.

Jarvis N, Paradis MR, Harris P (2019) Nutritional considerations for the aged horse. Equine Vet. Educ. 31: 102-110.