Equine Extension Specailist and Associate Professor, University of Vermont.
Dr. Betsy Greene is the Equine Extension Specialist and an Associate Professor at the University of Vermont (2000-present). Originally from Massachusetts, Dr. Greene spent seven years as the Equine Extension Specialist at Washington State University. She earned her Ph.D. at Kansas State University examining the effect of moderate exercise on muscle satellite cells in young, growing horses. She completed her M.S. at the University of Arizona and her undergraduate work at Morehead State University in Kentucky. Dr. Greene produced the video “Ground Handling Horses Safely” in collaboration with two other universities; and she created the “Heads Up” helmet fitting poster. She has published several scientific, educational, and popular press articles, as well as horse/youth curriculums.