Northern Lights Veterinary Service

10/21/2026

Vitamin E is so important to muscle and neurologic function! As we head into Fall, consider testing or supplementation to support your horse!

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10/20/2026

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This week we’re cheering for the vet techs, assistants and support staff who show up for horses every single day! Their skill, patience and heart shape every visit, recovery and positive outcome. 🌟

Happy National Veterinary Technician and Assistant Appreciation Week! Tag a teammate who makes your barn calls better, and send some love to our friends at AAEVT-American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians and Assistants 🙌🩺

10/20/2026

We are celebrating Veterinary Technician/Staff Week - showing our appreciation to our staff members all week for their dedication and care!

Give these lovely ladies some kudos if you see them this week!

10/17/2026

We are so honored to be asked to help teach students for the last 5 years!

We are thrilled to welcome 35 veterinary students (2nd & 3rd years) from 7 different vet schools—UW-Madison, Illinois, Iowa State, Michigan State, Minnesota, Mizzou, and Purdue—to our clinic this Friday and Saturday! 🐴✨

They’re joining us for our 5th Annual Student Symposium: "Preparing for a Successful Life in Equine Practice."

A massive thank you as well to the 12 visiting clinicians and practices from across the country who have traveled here to mentor, support, and lead this weekend’s sessions. We’re looking forward to an incredible two days of learning, networking, and growing the future of equine medicine! 🩺

10/14/2026

Dr. Lara is teaching Veterinary Students how great being a large animal veterinarian is this weekend in Wisconsin. The office will be open for medication refills Thursday and Friday but there will be NO doctor available until Monday morning. If you have an emergency with your animal, you will need to call ahead and haul your horse to either Copper Country Vet in Atlantic Mine, Michigan or Great Lakes Equine in Hortonville, Wisconsin. Dr. Lara will have her phone with intermittent ability to check it so you may also call our office and leave a voicemail with information to see if it can be managed with telehealth.

Pull out your trailer just in case or have a buddy you can call with a trailer if you have an emergency and need to haul them to care.

10/11/2026

Happy to support Marquette's Haunted Hayride!

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10/08/2026

10/07/2026

The staff got together and carved pumpkins this week after we closed for the day! Which pumpkins do you think our doctors carved?

10/06/2026

Check out these fast dogs this weekend!

Ever wondered what sled dogs do when there’s no snow?

Come find out at the UP200 Dryland Dash this weekend! Instead of sleds and snow, teams take to the trails with wheeled rigs, bikes, scooters, and their own two feet.

It’s fast, loud, a little chaotic, and a whole lot of fun to watch. Come cheer on the teams, see the dogs in action, and get a taste of sled dog racing before winter arrives.

Spectators are welcome (it’s free!) and you don’t have to know anything about mushing to enjoy the races.

October 10th & 11th from 9am until 4pm at
Negaunee Township Hall - up200.com

10/05/2026

Don't Break Your Vet! Check out this great playlist that the British Equine Veterinary Association has put together with a behaviorist to help positively condition your horse for the "scary vets." Perfect for a Spooky Month. We always try to use positive reinforcement with treats if possible for scared horses. Both Dr. Lara and Dr. Hannah have Fear Free training that we use every day. We have pretty good luck with needle shy horses with improvement over time.

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