Dr. Bernard is a founding partner in Lexington Equine Surgery and Sports Medicine. He has spent 20 years as an internist and partner in a large equine hospital and is currently a consultant in equine medicine. He graduated from the University of California-Davis and served his internship and residency at the University of Pennsylvania New Bolton Center.

His primary interests are equine infectious diseases, gastroenterology, neurology and the respiratory system. He has received numerous awards, including the Upjohn Award for Excellence in Large Animal Clinic Medicine and Surgery.

Dr. Bernard has published articles in such scholarly journals as: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association and Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine and he has authored chapters for several books. He is a member of several prestigious professional veterinary organizations.

Dr. Barr earned her veterinary degree at the University of Pennsylvania. She then completed a one-year internship at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital and a two-year internal medicine residency at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center.

Dr. Barr was a staff member for one year at Texas A&M University before rejoining Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in 2001 as an associate veterinarian specializing in internal medicine. She became boarded in internal medicine in 2003 and in 2014 a shareholder at the practice.

Her areas of special interest include equine neonatology, equine infectious diseases and infectious disease control. Dr Barr is the co-author of Equine Pediatrics and has published articles in numerous veterinary journals and textbooks.