Equine Research Coordination Group

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To advance the health and welfare of horses by promoting the discovery and sharing of new knowledge, enhancing awareness of the need for targeted research, educating the public, expanding fundraising opportunities, and facilitating cooperation among funding agencies.

The Equine Research Coordination Group (ERCG) is a group comprised of researchers and organizations that support equine research. Participants in the ERCG include equine foundations and multiple university research representatives. Current participants include:

• AAEP Foundation

• American Horse Council
• AQHA Foundation
• Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation
• Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center
• Morris Animal Foundation
• Havemeyer Foundation
• United States Equestrian Federation Foundation
• University Researchers:
  • Noah Cohen, VMD, PhD (Texas A & M University)
  • Greg Ferraro, DVM (University of California – Davis)
  • Eleanor Green, DVM (University of Florida)
  • Dick Mansmann, VMD, PhD (North Carolina State University)
  • Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD (Colorado State University)
  • Jim Moore, DVM (University of Georgia)
  • Rustin Moore, DVM, PhD (The Ohio State University)
  • Rick Arthur, DVM
  • Joan Hendricks, VMD, PhD (University of Pennsylvania)
  • Corinne Sweeney, DVM (University of Pennsylvania)

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