Dr. Amanda N. Bradbery received her B.S. in Animal and Poultry Science at Virginia Tech (2012) and subsequently pursued an M.S. (2014) and Ph.D. (2019) at Texas A&M University. After serving as a postdoctoral research associate at Texas A&M University (2019-2020), Dr. Bradbery joined the Animal and Range Sciences Department at Montana State University in August 2020 as an Assistant Professor. Since, she has developed a highly recognized research program where none previously existed, focusing on critical periods of growth and development in horses to optimize future performance potential and ensure the health and integrity of performance horses. Dr. Bradbery has maximized generous donations made by community and industry stakeholders to expand facilities and resources available for teaching and research. Dr. Bradbery’s research program has secured more than $1.18 million in funding including federal and corporate support for equine research, significant especially in recognizing the limited funding available for equid research. Additionally, Dr. Bradbery has mentored 2 M.S. students to degree completion and currently advises two Ph.D. and one M.S. student, while serving on the graduate committees of an additional 3 doctoral students and 2 M.S. students. Dr. Bradbery has published 15 refereed manuscripts with 40 peer-reviewed abstracts/conference proceedings, with 14 presented at national meetings in 2023, many that are in preparation for publication as full manuscripts.