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Research Programs

The AAEP Foundation's goal is to be the authority to identify, focus on and promote equine research and disseminate the results.

Research Grants

Unsolicited Grants: (Investigator Driven)

The AAEP Foundation currently does not accept or fund unsolicited grants for equine research projects. We do, however, recommend that you contact one of the below Equine Foundations as they all fund research projects.

American Quarter Horse Foundation

Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation
Morris Animal Foundation

Research Priorities Survey and Report

This project identifies current and pressing health issues and sets the stage for what the AAEP Foundation and industry should address in the future. Survey and reports have been conducted and completed in 2003 and again in 2009.

To access the 2009 Research Priorities Survey Report, click here.

To access the 2003 Research Priorities Survey Report, click here.

Equineresearch.net

Designed to promote and identify current projects via an on-line catalog of ongoing research studies, this Web site decreases unnecessary duplication of research and fosters sharing of information between researchers.

To access this Web site click here.

Equine Research Coordination Group

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. The goals of the ERCG are to:

1. Increase funding for equine research.
2. Provide education on the importance and benefits of funding equine research.
3. Coordination of research information within the equine research community.
4. Explore opportunities for joint funding of equine research projects.
5. Identify the current needs of researchers and research community.

To learn more about the ERCG and its efforts click here.

Research Panel Conclusions

The AAEP Foundation regularly convenes panels of equine researchers to determine the future needs and directions of pressing health issues. White papers of the following panel conclusions are available below.

* Lameness Research Meeting and Panel Report

On August 1, 2007, the AAEP Foundation hosted a Lameness Research Meeting and Panel in Fort Collins, Colorado. A total of 24 researchers and lameness experts from around the world met to prioritize future lameness research. The meeting format included abstract presentations by 12 panelists during the morning session to provide information on the current state of the art in several areas of research. A round table discussion and breakout sessions were held in the afternoon to answer specific questions about the direction and cost of future research in equine lameness. Click here to view a PDF of the report.

* Colic Research Panel Report

Immediately following the Eighth International Equine Colic Research Symposium, held in August 2005 in Quebec City, Canada, the Colic Research Panel met to discuss the future direction of research on equine colic. That meeting produced the Colic Research Panel Report. The AAEP Foundation, with the support of AAEP Educational Partner Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, put the Symposium together as a way to exchange information about colic among researchers, help increase collaboration and stimulate new research. Topics ranged from the latest information on colic, to shock, gastric ulcers, intestinal motility and diagnosis of the acute abdomen. Many of the advances that will affect the way veterinarians treat colic and related problems in the next few years were presented at this series of lectures and poster sessions. Click here to view a PDF of this report.

* Laminitis Research Panel Report

The first-ever Equine Laminitis Research Panel and Meeting, held in July 2004 met to summarize the state of laminitis research. A list of those conclusions and recommendations to help direct future research is now available below. More than 40 researchers and graduate students from around the world as well as representatives from the equine industry, funding foundations and equine publications participated in the Equine Laminitis Research Panel and Meeting. The AAEP Foundation, American Quarter Horse Association Foundation, Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and Morris Animal Foundation sponsored the event. Click here to view a PDF of this report.

* Respiratory System Research Report

A report of a panel held in conjunction with the World Equine Airway Symposium at Cornell University on July 19-22, 2005 is now available below. The group addressed the questions provided by Nathaniel White, II, DVM, on behalf of the AAEP Foundation. Infectious and non-infectious diseases were considered separately. In each section of the report, there is a statement of issues followed by a list of research priorities. Click here to view a pdf of this report.

* Equine Research Summit Summary

The AAEP Foundation convened a summit of representatives from the research community, research funders, government and other stakeholders in equine research on April 19-20, 2006 in Lexington, Kentucky.

Agenda topics included attracting more researchers to the profession, procuring more funding and promoting more collaboration among researchers and institutions.

Click here to download the Executive Summary of the recommendations advanced by the participants in the summit, and the preliminary steps proposed to initiate action on them.

Other Research Programs

Animal Research Campaign

In 2005 the AAEP Foundation made a founding contribution to and was instrumental in launching the Horse Facts Campaign. Managed by the Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR) and launched with a December 2005 media briefing at the AAEP’s Annual Convention in Seattle, Wash., this educational program’s goal is to promote public understanding, respect and support for the vital role that humane and responsible animal research plays in advancing equine health and medicine. To learn more about the amazing story about how advances in equine research helped the undefeated filly, Personal Ensign, or to hear from the famous cowboy poet Baxter Black, click on this link www.horsefacts.org.

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