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Equine Researcher at North Carolina State University Receives EQUUS Foundation Research Award
Dr. Caroline McKinney-Aguirre, an equine veterinarian from North Carolina State University, received the 2024 EQUUS Foundation Research Award for her research on novel placental derivatives to enhance equine intestinal epithelial repair. The EQUUS Foundation Research Award is given annually to a doctoral or residency student who has made significant progress [...]
The Foundation for The Horse Announces 2024 Recipients of $75,000 Coyote Rock Ranch Scholarships
Four future horse doctors in their fourth year of outstanding veterinary school performance are the 2024 recipients of $75,000 Coyote Rock Ranch Veterinary Scholarships. The Foundation for the Horse presented their awards on December 8, 2024, during the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) 70th Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida. [...]
Education and Research Fund Established in Memory of Chromatic BF through The Foundation for the Horse
The “Chromatic Fund,” a collaborative initiative of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), US Equestrian (USEF), Chromatic’s breeder KC Branscomb, and The Foundation for the Horse will fund innovative research and education initiatives designed to improve the health and welfare of sport horses worldwide. The fund is named in [...]
New Annual Giving Program Will Launch at ’24 Convention
Dr. J. Clyde Johnson, The Foundation for The Horse's longest-tenured donor, will launch an annual giving "Loyalty Society." The Foundation for The Horse is launching a new annual giving program for former and current members of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) and others to support its [...]
The Foundation for The Horse Breaks Record for Equine Research Grant Awards
The Foundation for The Horse set a record in 2024 by awarding $664,467 for 18 research projects at 12 institutions. These grants include 11 Innovation and Discovery Research Grants to established equine researchers investigating novel approaches to an array of conditions affecting equine health and welfare. The remaining seven Young [...]
Applications for the Young Investigators Grants Open until June 30, 2024
The Foundation for the Horse has now opened its Young Investigator research grants for 2024. Since this program’s inception in 2019, The Foundation has awarded $496,771 for 26 projects at nine universities in support of exceptional science conducted by emerging researchers with the aim of having careers in equine research. [...]