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The Foundation for the Horse, which in mid-January issued a call for contributions through its Disaster Relief Fund to support veterinarians working with wildlife, horses and other livestock affected by the Australia wildfires, recently distributed $25,000 to the Australia Veterinary Association’s Benevolent Fund. The total, comprised of $15,000 in contributions [...]

The Foundation for the Horse is accepting aid through its Disaster Relief Fund to support veterinarians working with wildlife, horses and other livestock affected by the Australia wildfires, which have taken an unimaginable toll on the nation and its animals. The Foundation, whose mission is to improve the welfare of [...]

The AAEP Foundation, which for 25 years has served as the charitable arm of the American Association of Equine Practitioners to improve the welfare of horses, has been renamed The Foundation for the Horse, effective immediately. “Our new name more clearly defines who we are and who we serve,” said [...]

Based on the core idea that we are here for the horse – that the horse is the singular focus of our mission – for 25 years this Foundation has been dedicated to improving the health and welfare of the horse. We affirm the excellent work of the AAEP Foundation [...]

December 9, 2019 Lynn M. Pezzanite, DVM, MS, DACVS-LA, a Postdoctoral Fellow and Ph.D. student at Colorado State University, was named the winner of the AAEP Past Presidents’ Research Fellow for her investigative efforts into new approaches to treatment of multi-drug resistant infections. The $5,000 grant is awarded annually to [...]

Dec 9, 2019 Sherry A. Johnson, DVM, MS, DACVSMR, a Ph.D. student at Colorado State University, received the EQUUS Foundation Research Fellow for her research into new approaches to tendon injury rehabilitation in horses. The $5,000 grant is awarded annually to a doctoral or residency student who has made significant [...]