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    Horses

    A person standing next to a horse under a blue sky.

    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…

    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…

    A brown horse horse with a crooked nose.

    Wry Not’s Triumph Over a Twisted Fate

    A filly born with a rare deformity fights her way to health and into the hearts of New Bolton Center’s care team.

    PA Horse Breeders Donate $150,000 to Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center to Advance Biomarker, Blood Doping Research

    The Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association announced a $150,000 donation to the Equine Pharmacology Laboratory at Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center that will support continued revolutionary research in equine biomarkers.

    A group of race horses in a race.

    New test can detect presence of gene doping in equines, say Penn Vet researchers

    Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) have successfully developed a new test to systemically detect the local administration of illicit, gene doping therapies in…

    A horse on a treadmill with robotic imaging.

    Inaugural Penn Vet New Bolton Center, MARS Equestrian™ research program to accelerate transformative advancements in equine musculoskeletal health

    Together with MARS Equestrian™, the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) has launched an innovative educational research program dedicated to advancing critical frontiers in equine health.  

    A Tipping Point for Catastrophic Injuries in Racehorses? Penn Vet Researchers Seek Answers in Novel Interaction Study

    Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) today announced the launch of a novel study exploring possible effects resulting from the combined use of furosemide, commonly…