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The Foundation for the Horse Awards Over $500,000 in Equine Research Grants
The Foundation for the Horse is awarding $528,263 for 15 equine medical research projects at 11 institutions of higher education. These grants include seven Innovation and Discovery Research Grants to established equine researchers investigating novel approaches to an array of conditions affecting equine health and welfare. The remaining eight Young [...]
Chromatic Fund Commits Nearly $100,000 to Advance Sport Horse Welfare Research
The Chromatic Fund, a collaborative initiative dedicated to improving the health and welfare of sport horses, today announced it will fund nearly $100,000 for two critical research projects through The Foundation for the Horse. The funded research projects will focus on supplements and steroid use. Established in honor of the [...]
The Foundation for the Horse Awards $300,000 in Coyote Rock Ranch Scholarships
Four future horse doctors in their fourth year of distinguished veterinary school performance are the 2025 recipients of $75,000 Coyote Rock Ranch Veterinary Scholarships supporting their career pursuits in equine medicine. These exemplary students were selected from 69 applicants. The Foundation for the Horse will present these awards on December 7, 2025, during the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) 71st Annual Convention in Denver, Colorado, [...]
Inaugural Equine Care Grants, Longstanding Vaccine Program Support Domestic At-Risk Horses
The Foundation for the Horse is awarding its first Equine Care Grants totaling $75,000 to 30 equine adoption, rescue, retirement, and therapy facilities in 18 states and Puerto Rico. Each $2,500 grant is designated for essential needs such as feed, hay, veterinary services, and farrier care. This new grant program, [...]
Applications Now Being Accepted for Young Investigators & Innovation Research Grants through July 15, 2025
The Foundation for the Horse is now accepting applications for its 2025 Research Grant Programs. Two funding opportunities are available: one for established investigators and one for early-career researchers. Both programs aim to support innovative research that advances the health, safety, and performance of all equine athletes — whether racehorses, [...]
Texas A&M University Equine Veterinary Student Receives Inaugural Dr. Ty Wallis Memorial Scholarship
Brynn Waley, a third-year equine veterinary student at Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, is the inaugural recipient of the $5,000 Dr. Ty Wallis Memorial Scholarship. Managed through The Foundation for the Horse, this endowed scholarship was established in 2022. Waley accepted her award December 8, [...]