The EHRF focuses on enhancing the education of veterinary students and graduate veterinarians through practical research that's relevant to western Canadian horse owners. WCVM's students and faculty members have conducted equine research in areas such as lameness and orthopedic procedures, reproduction, infectious diseases, wound healing, performance and nutrition. Results from many of these studies have been presented at national and international conferences, and published in well-respected, scientific journals. Now, this donation will allow us to support larger, more complex and longer-term research projects. We will also be able to expand the EHRF's graduate fellowship program and its summer research program for undergraduate veterinary students.
Administrative costs account for less than five per cent of the fund's annual expenditures.
Besides supporting research that's relevant to horse owners, the donor hopes her family's donation will eventually create more awareness of horse health and better management practices. But these improvements didn't happen without a lot of research and financial support. That's why I hope more people will use part of their horse keeping budgets to support future research however they can. The donation is a huge boost to equine research and education in western Canada, but the donor doesn't want horse owners to become complacent about making donations. We just hope this generous donation will stimulate more people to consider supporting the EHRF's activities.