They work hard for the people who own horses, and they deserve as much credit and funding as we can possibly give them. They work with the writers at The Horse and other lay publications so that we can bring that information to you as quickly as we uncover it. It needs a small side road for the information to find its way into that public domain quicker. We provide part of that road, but it would help if the road were paved instead of an unmarked path. Not all information that appears in scientific journals is necessary to the horse owner, or even to the practicing veterinarian.
Some research is necessary to enable other research to progress.
But it can be invaluable in helping other researchers discover the cause or cure of the sick horse's problem. Researchers are territorial, almost as much as horse owners. They strive to unravel the puzzles in one specific field of research, or sometimes one small segment of one field, often for their entire careers. They deserve the credit they have earned from their work, and no one wants to take that away. We simply want to make the information easier to obtain.