Kylie Zehner
Kylie was born and raised in the Indianapolis area and lived in Indiana up until coming to Piedmont. She grew up with an interest in becoming a small animal veterinarian from the young age of nine. She first became interested in horses by travelling to work with her dad who was part of the mounted patrol team for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. She learned how to ride with him and then later in her young teens started training with a quarter horse owned by a close friend. They rode barrels together and competed in 4-H shows around Indiana. Kylie then went on to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry at Purdue University. During her undergraduate years, she cheered for the university and participated in equine inflammatory airway research under Drs. Laurent Couetil and Katy Ivester. Her interest in equine medicine grew stronger each year and in 2018 she was accepted into Purdue’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Kylie spent another 4 years in West Lafayette, IN pursuing her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. By the summer of 2021, she knew she wanted to pursue an equine internship and began striving towards that goal. She graduated vet school in May of 2022 as a member of Phi Zeta and received the ACVS Large Animal Student Surgery Award. Kylie is interested in learning about the numerous aspects of equine medicine and has particular interests in sports medicine and surgery. In her free time she enjoys running, spending time with her cats, and traveling to visit friends, family, and explore new places.