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    Horses

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    Penn Vet Equine Orthopedic Surgeon Awarded Grant For Research to Restore Joint Health in Horses

    Faculty In This Story Funding from Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation seeks to establish a new class of injectable compounds to improve equine joint strength and slow worsening osteoarthritis The Jacques…

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    Advanced Robotic Imaging Help Rusty the Therapy Horse Avoid Surgery

    Since 2018, Rusty has been a steady, trusted partner at Thorncroft Equestrian Center, a leader in adaptive riding and equine-assisted services. The 20-year-old Quarter Horse helps riders with physical and cognitive…

    Healing With Horsepower (link is external)

    Dr. Kyla Ortved participated in an AAEP panel about recent study results on autologous blood-based products.

    Researcher at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine Named Winner of 2024 Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence

    Mary A. Robinson, VMD, PhD, DACVCP, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) assistant professor of Veterinary Pharmacology and director of the New Bolton Center Equine Pharmacology Research…

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    The Draw of Internal Medicine

    Drs. Joy Tomlinson and Daniela Luethy’s Love of the Practice

    Pain and Abnormal Behavior in Horses (link is external)

    Dr. Elizabeth Davidson discussed connecting abnormal behaviors with pain in horses during lameness evaluations in her lecture at the 2024 Dressage at Devon.

    Do NSAIDs Interfere With Biologic Therapies? (link is external)

    Dr. Kara Brown discusses recent findings about the effects of anti-inflammatory medications on blood-based biologic equine therapies.