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by Nancy S. Loving (Author), Nancy Loving DVM (Author)
The horse owner's essential emergency guide, providing clear, reliable information when you need it most.
Most horse owners understand that illness and injury are part of life with horses. Veterinarians, farriers, and emergency clinics are often just a phone call away. Still, there may be moments when a serious health crisis arises and professional help is delayed or difficult to reach. In those critical situations, knowing what to do while waiting for assistance can make a real difference.
Online information is abundant, but during an emergency, you need guidance you can trust completely. That is why respected veterinarian Nancy Loving, DVM, has compiled this practical, illustrated guide. Her carefully organized and experience-based advice helps you take appropriate action immediately, while also supporting the best possible outcome once professional care becomes available.
In this book, readers learn how to:
- Recognize what constitutes an equine emergency
- Choose safe locations for treatment and safely restrain a horse in pain
- Assemble and maintain a proper equine first aid kit
- Administer emergency medications
- Take and interpret vital signs
Dr. Loving also addresses many of the most common emergencies faced by horse owners, offering clear, step-by-step guidance for situations including:
- Intestinal issues, including diarrhea and colic
- Choke
- Fever
- Dehydration and shock
- Heat stress
- Tying-up or myositis
- Respiratory problems
- Eye injuries
- Allergic reactions
- Insect and spider bites or stings
- Wounds and trauma
- Hematomas, seromas, and firm swellings
- Snake bite
- Poisoning
- Acute lameness
- Stone bruises and hoof abscesses
- Laminitis
- Tendon and ligament injuries
- Serious limb injuries or fractures
- Cast or trapped horses
- Neurologic abnormalities
Every responsible horse owner wants to do what is best for their horse. This is the trusted resource you need to be prepared when it matters most.
Author Biography
Dr. Nancy Loving's intense interest in horses began at an early age and continues to figure prominently in both her professional and personal life. She has ridden dressage and evented, and she discovered the unique challenges of distance riding in 1983. After graduating from Colorado State University Veterinary School in 1985, Dr. Loving practiced equine medicine and surgery at her own Loving Equine Clinic in Boulder, Colorado. She has been involved in the endurance world as an FEI-sanctioned veterinarian and as team vet for the USEF national endurance squad, bringing to these pursuits her knowledge gleaned from many miles and years spent in the saddle training and competing her own endurance horses. She is the author of All Horse Systems Go, Go the Distance, and What to Do Until the Vet Arrives.
