Kelly Vineyard, MS, PhD

Senior Nutritionist, Equine Technical Solutions

Dr. Kelly R. Vineyard is a Senior Nutritionist, Equine Technical Solutions, with Purina Animal Nutrition. She is responsible for providing expert technical nutrition advice and insights in a variety of areas, including veterinarian and customer support, new product innovation and research, sales and dealer training, and social media activity. Dr. Vineyard earned her BS in Animal and Dairy Sciences from Auburn University and her MS and PhD in Animal Sciences with a focus on Equine Nutrition from the University of Florida. Her doctorate research focused on the effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on immune function in horses, and she received the Innovative Research award from the American Society of Animal Science for this work. Dr. Vineyard is a frequent publisher and lecturer on equine nutrition with expertise in omega-3 fatty acids, immune function, and performance horse nutrition. Her published work includes articles in the Journal of Animal Science and the Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, and a chapter in the textbook Equine Applied and Clinical Nutrition.

Dr. Vineyard has been involved with horses for most of her life. She is a USDF bronze and silver medalist in dressage, earning both with her beloved equine partner “The Roman Knows”, an off-the-track Thoroughbred. She currently owns a rescue pony named Sunny D who has the important job of teaching her two young children to ride.

Learn more about Dr. Vineyard at  https://www.purinamills.com/purina-expertise/bio/kelly-vineyard.