Equine Science

Amy Lovett

BVSc (Hons) DipACVIM-LAIM FHEA

Amy Lovett is a senior lecturer in equine medicine at the School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga.

Amy is board certified with the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) in large animal internal medicine. As such, Amy is a practising clinician supervising the training of equine internal medicine residents and final year veterinary students at CSU’s Veterinary Clinical Centre, a specialist referral equine hospital at the Wagga Wagga campus. Her main interests and current research focuses are equine endocrinology, neonatology, gastroenterology, coagulation and equine critical care.

Amy has over 10 years as a practising veterinarian, majority of which has been dedicated to equine internal medicine practice. Amy completed her residency at Oklahoma State University, and subsequently moved to Massey University, New Zealand, where Amy was a senior lecturer and equine internist supervising resident training and veterinary student teaching.

Amy is licensed with the veterinary practitioner board of NSW, an active member of ACVIM and also served as the program director of the ACVIM-LAIM residency training program at Massey University 2022-2024.

Amy Lovett has over six years of experience supervising the clinical teaching of veterinary students, and over three years experience of supervising postgraduate equine internal medicine resident training.

Amy is also a fellow of the higher education academy (FHEA) since 2022. In her previous vocation, Amy was the course coordinator of ‘Equine Clinical Studies’ at Massey University, as well as heavily involved in the final year veterinary student clinical curriculum. In these roles Amy merged her clinical expertise in equine internal medicine with her interest in modern pedagogical practices for the clinical education (theory and practical) of veterinary students, with a specific focus on preparing students to be day-1 ready in their clinical competency and confidence.

Amy looks forward to bringing her experience and expertise in clinical teaching to the veterinary program at CSU, successfully assisting the preparation of CSU veterinary students for post graduate life. Amy also enjoys teaching through more formal means at veterinary conferences, domestically and internationally.

Recently, Amy presented a research abstract at the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) annual convention (2023) and presented at the New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) annual conference equine sessions (2022, 2023, 2024).

Amy Lovett’s research interests to date have included equine endocrinology, coagulation and gastroenterology. Amy was first author on the original research publication investigating coagulation in obese insulin dysregulated horses, as well as the leading investigator on a review of tetanus prophylaxis in horses whereby guidelines for New Zealand and Australia were devised based on a critical appraisal of the scientific evidence.

Amy also regularly contributes to the existing clinical knowledge pool via publishing case reports both in peer-reviewed (Equine Veterinary Journal), and non-peer-reviewed formats (NZVA’s Equine Veterinary Practitioner). Amy has been co-author in several studies pertaining to equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS), of which have been published in peer-reviewed journals (Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Animals). Most recently, as part of the postgraduate supervision at Massey University, Amy has published prospectively on the clinical use of the point-of-care coagulation test (Viscoelastic Coagulation Monitor, VCM Vet™) in horses, comparing citrated to fresh whole blood.

Amy has successfully received several research grants during her time as a clinical researcher and looks forward to the ongoing opportunities for clinical research in her areas of interest at CSU.