Karen A. Nyrop, DVM, MS
A native of Minnesota, Karen Nyrop obtained a BS from Montana State University before graduating from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine in 1981 and completing a large animal residency (equine surgery) at Kansas State University in 1984. She practiced at a referral hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona, before establishing her own practice. In 2001, Karen joined Equine Services, Ltd., of Calgary, Alberta Canada.
Dr. Nyrop served on the AAEP board of directors from 2012-2014, as well as on eight different AAEP committees, including Educational Programs, Professional Conduct and Ethics, Sports Medicine, Student Relations, and the Foundation Advisory Council. As a member of the Board of Governors of United States Eventing Association, Karen served on the Equine Safety and Welfare Committee.
With a passion for eventing, Karen volunteered on the veterinary staff for eventing competitors in the 1996 Olympic Games, 2010 FEI Alltech World Equestrian Games and almost every Rolex Kentucky CCI**** since 1989. She also worked as an Official or Treating Veterinarian at numerous eventing and jumping competitions in the US and Canada.
Dr. Nyrop was respected by her veterinarian peers for her depth of knowledge and experience as well as eventing competitors for her advocacy for horse safety and ability to communicate and mentor.
Karen was an active amateur eventer competing up to the intermediate level. Karen’s love of horses began in a Western saddle in the Montana mountains as a child and she continued to love trail riding and horse packing in the U.S. and Canadian Rocky Mountains throughout her adventurous life.