Research Committee Chair: Olin Balch, DVM, PhD obalch@earthlink.net

Purpose: The Research Grants Committee was founded to solicit research projects that will contribute to the welfare of the horse and benefit the general membership of AERC. Once projects are identified as qualifying then they will be presented to the Board of Directors for final approval.

Submit a Proposal: If you have a proposal that you wish to submit for consideration then contact the committee chair or any of the current members.

Projects in Progress:

Are horses responsible for introducing noxious weeds onto trails and adjacent ecosystems in the western USA? by Dr. Stith T. Gower (pdf)

Is heart rate variability an effective measure of equine fitness, overtraining, or metabolic derangements? by Mary Durando, DVM, PhD, DACVIM; Margaret M. Sleeper, VMD, DACIM, and Todd Holbrook, DVM, DACVIM (pdf)

Completed Projects

Are Horses Responsible for Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States? by Dr. Stith T. Gower (pdf)

Why Do Endurance Horses Fail to Finish: A Pilot Study by Harold Schott, DVM, PhD and John Kaneene, DVM, MPH, PhD (pdf)

Does usefulness of potassium supplementation depend on speed? by M. Hess, DVM, MS, PhD, et al (pdf)

Can Successful Endurance Performance Be Predicted by Physiology? by Mary Durando, DVM, PhD

Gastric Ulcer Incidence Study by Barney Fleming, DVM

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