New scholarship fund offers a helping hand for equine and large animal students

How one research horse made her mark at the College of Veterinary Medicine and beyond

Reinder the horse overcomes life-threatening foot injury with treatment from Piper Equine Hospital

Researchers at the Trumble Lab at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine are making strides in two areas of equine health.

On a fall day for the past several years, around 30 students and staff members from the College of Veterinary Medicine have packed up a caravan of cars and made a 3.5-hour drive north to Hawley, Minn. There, the group converges with another set of volunteers headed by Sarah Lee, ’02 DVM, who owns Lee Veterinary Clinic and organizes an annual free castration clinic for horses.

Ryker made a full recovery in the NICU, just days after being born.

Lynn Hovda, ’85 DVM, ’83 BS, DACVIM, is dedicated to animal and human health, and to research excellence.