Kevin P. Keane, DVM
Dr. Keane is a 1979 graduate with honors of the University of Illinois School of Veterinary Medicine. In 1982 he joined the staff of the Delaware Equine Center where he practiced until opening his own practice- Sports Medicine Associates of Chester County- in August of 2005. Dr. Keane sold the practice to Drs Taylor and Gassert in January of 2023, however, he remains on on staff at the practice.
Dr. Keane’s interests include diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal injuries in race and sport horses. He has previously acted as a Team Veterinarian for 3 countries: The US Show jumping Team, the Australian Three-Day Team and the Ecuadorian Three-Day Olympic Team, and has experience in all of the Olympic equestrian disciplines. He has been a Treating Veterinarian at multiple Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships. Dr. Keane is grateful for the opportunity to work for Olympic caliber clients and Thoroughbred racing Hall of Fame trainers for whom he has worked for more than 25 years.
He was honored to be a co-contributor of the current “bible” on equine lameness: Diagnosis and Management of Lameness in the Horse (Ross/Dyson), which is currently in its second publication.
He is a member of the AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association), the AAEP (American Association of Equine Practitioners) and the RCVS (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons).
Dr. Keane currently serves on the USEF Eventing Technical Committee and is also certified as an FEI Veterinarian.
Dr. Keane is a horse owner and active three-day competitor as time allows.
Ashley M. Taylor, DVM
Dr. Taylor is one of the co-owners of Sports Medicine Associates. She grew up in Topsfield, MA where she was an active member in the horse community through competing in eventing and involvement in The United States Pony Club. She attended The University of Findlay where she obtained a Bachelors of Science degree followed by Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine where she earned her DVM degree in 2012.
Upon graduation from Michigan State University Dr. Taylor completed a 1-year rotating internship position at New England Equine Medical and Surgical Center. During this internship, she gained comprehensive training in various aspects of medicine and surgery and further developed her training in sports medicine. Following her internship, she was hired into a private equine practice north of Boston before joining our practice in August of 2015. Dr. Taylor has a strong interest in sport horse medicine including lameness, imaging, biomechanics, and rehabilitation, which has stemmed from her background in competing event horses. Dr. Taylor is a certified FEI treating veterinarian as well as a horse owner and competitor in eventing as time allows.
Taryn M. Gassert, VMD
Dr. Gassert is one of the co-owners of Sports Medicine Associates. She grew up in Reading, Pennsylvania where she was an active member in the local pony club and competed in eventing. She received her bachelors of science degree from the University of Delaware followed by her veterinary medical doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania.
After graduating veterinary school in 2007, Dr. Gassert completed a one-year rotating internship in medicine and surgery at Peterson and Smith Equine Hospital in Ocala, Florida. She then completed an additional internship in surgery at the University of Pennsylvania New Bolton Center.
Following completion of her internships Dr. Gassert moved to Lexington, Kentucky and worked in private practice focusing on lameness and sports medicine in sport horses and Thoroughbred race horses.
Dr. Gassert has since become certified in both Equine Acupuncture and is an FEI Treating Veterinarian. Her primary interests are equine lameness, imaging and sports medicine.