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Five Future Horse Doctors Receive $5,000 Zoetis Foundation Scholarships from The Foundation for the Horse
The Foundation for the Horse has awarded $5,000 Zoetis Foundation Scholarships to five exceptional veterinary students pursuing a future career in equine practice: Jessica Conner, Western University of Health Sciences, class of 2023 Hannah Fain, Colorado State University, class of 2023 Meghan Marner, Iowa State University, class of 2022 Deianira Smith, University of Arizona, class of 2023 Bailey Ziegler, Iowa State [...]
Five Dedicated Equine Veterinary Students Awarded $5,000 Merck Animal Health Scholarships by The Foundation for the Horse
Five outstanding veterinary students in the class of 2023 intent on careers in equine medicine have received $5,000 Merck Animal Health Scholarships awarded by The Foundation for the Horse: Ashley Bonnette, University of Tennessee Brittany Campbell, Texas A&M University Hannah Evans, Iowa State University Morgan Falk, University of Wisconsin Taylor Tuso, Auburn University The Merck Animal Health scholarship program, managed through The Foundation, rewards veterinary students at colleges of veterinary [...]
The Foundation for the Horse Bestows Inaugural Dr. Bill Rood Leadership Scholarship Upon North Carolina State University Veterinary Student
Alexandra Grobman, an exemplary fourth-year veterinary student at North Carolina State University, is the first recipient of the Dr. Bill Rood Leadership Scholarship. Managed through The Foundation for the Horse, the endowed scholarship was established by friends, colleagues and clients of the retired co-founder of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky. Grobman, who has special interest in equine sports medicine and podiatry, accepted her $5,000 award [...]
The Foundation for the Horse Announces 2021 Recipients of $75,000 Coyote Rock Ranch Scholarships
Four aspiring horse doctors currently in their fourth year of exceptional veterinary school performance are the 2021 recipients of $75,000 Coyote Rock Ranch Veterinary Scholarships. The Foundation for the Horse presented the awards Dec. 7 during the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) 67th Annual Convention in Nashville, Tenn. The scholarship recipients, selected from 33 distinguished applicants, are: Alexandra Grobman, North Carolina State University [...]
The Foundation for the Horse Unveils $10 Million Comprehensive Campaign
Over $6.7 million already committed toward goal The Foundation for the Horse, whose mission is to improve the health and welfare of horses around the world, has announced an ambitious effort to raise $10 million over a three-year period. Begun quietly in January 2020, “Taking the Lead – The Campaign [...]
University of Minnesota Ph.D. Candidate is First Recipient of The Foundation for The Horse Research Fellow
Lauren Hughes, DVM, a Ph.D. candidate at University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, is the inaugural recipient of The Foundation for the Horse Research Fellow for her investigation of the genetics of pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) in horses. The $5,000 scholarship is awarded to a doctoral or residency [...]