Jane M. Manfredi, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVS-LA, ACVSMR (Equine), PG Cert is the Mary Anne McPhail Dressage Chair in Equine Sports Medicine and an associate professor in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, in East Lansing. She graduated from the Atlantic Veterinary College, in Prince Edward Island, Canada, did an internship at Mississippi State University, in Starkville, and spent time in a private mixed large animal private practice and at two Chicago race tracks before completing a large animal surgical residency at the University of Minnesota, in Saint Paul. She completed a PhD at Michigan State in Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology and became boarded in equine sports medicine and rehabilitation before joining the faculty. Her research interests include the intersection of endocrine disorders and osteoarthritis, sports medicine and rehabilitation of the performance horse, and rider/horse/tack interactions. She has a passion for teaching and has been awarded the MSU Teacher Scholar Award as well as being named an Academy of Veterinary Educators Distinguished Expert. Manfredi is an FEI level dressage rider.