A $370,000 state grant will assist Abington Equine Hospital in Patton Township with its planned development of the region’s only full-service equine surgical facility.
State Sen. Jake Corman, R-Benner Township, Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, R-Bellefonte, and Rep. Rich Irvin announced the grant from the Keystone Communities Program, at a press conference on Thursday with Abington owner Dr. Catherine Radtke.
Once completed, the overall $2.4 million project will allow Abington Equine Hospital to provide an array of advanced surgical procedures, with five stalls for horses, two surgery rooms, an examination area, consultation room, treatment rooms, offices, laundry and other support spaces.
Plans also include a 12,800-square-foot equine arena for evaluating horses before and after surgery. The arena will not be open to the public, nor will any of the facilities be rented out.