University of Calgary’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Student Awards
Thank you for the generous funding provided by the Equine Foundation of Canada to the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM). Thanks to the support of partners like you, UCVM can continue to focus on bringing innovation and community together to advance animal and human health. On behalf of the students and faculty, thank you for your commitment. With your contribution, we will continue to grow and achieve, turning potential into performance.
Western College of Veterinary Medicine: Equine Model
The EFC is proud to support the Western College of Veterinary Medicine with a $50,000.00 donation towards the purchase of an equine anatomical model.
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Atlantic Veterinary College: Equine Veterinary Equipment package
University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine Student Awards
The EFC is proud to support veterinary students at the University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine pursuing a focus on equine clinical work through the Ruth Younie Scholarship.
2017 Winners: Dr. Jenna Lambert, Dr. Tara Landsbergen
2016 Winners:
2015 Winners:
2014 Winners: Dr. Kayla Dykstra, Dr. Naomi Crabtree
Western College of Veterinary Medicine Student Awards
The EFC is proud to support students at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (University of Saskatchewan) pursuing equine studies.
2017 Winners:
2016 Winners:
2015 Winner: Dr. Travis Smyth
2014 Winner: Dr. Stacy Andersonh
Horse Council of BC: Mannequin
The Horse Council of B.C. and the Equine Foundation of Canada partnered to fund the mannequin and trailer shown below. Firefighters and rescue workers will use the mannequin to practise their rescuing techniques. The EFC board approved funding for the ‘horse’ and HCBC funded the trailer to move it around.
Ontario Veterinary College: Lameness Locator
Equine Guelph and researcher Dr. Judith Koenig would like to thank the Equine Foundation of Canada, for their donation to support horse welfare. EFC contributed $16,000 (80%) of the purchase, of an Equinosis Lameness Locator® which will benefit both research projects and education by providing an objective method of determining equine limb lameness.
This equipment is better than the naked eye, because it samples motion data transmitted by sensors and algorithms at a very high frequency (200x). The human eye is capable of (10x to 20x). The Equinosis Lameness Locator® enables quantifiable diagnostic technology that removes the bias that frequently accompanies subjective evaluation. When a horse is trotted, the data is transmitted wirelessly in real time. This means immediate availability of a kinematic lameness assessment for the practitioner/researcher. Together with the clinical ability of the clinician, this will improve accuracy.
Previously, evaluating lameness or improvement of lameness after treatment was performed with the naked eye. For research, this required at least two specialists to evaluate the horses in an attempt to reach agreement. Koenig says, “This equipment gives us hardcore data together with our lameness evaluation, thus making lameness evaluation more objective.”
The Equinosis Lameness Locator® will also help students to learn about kinematics, see how it is applied, while learning to evaluate a lameness.
University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine: Reproduction Grant
The EFC was proud to donate $5000.00 to the Klein Equine Reproduction laboratory at the University of Calgary. Part of the work in the Klein Equine Reproduction laboratory focuses on understanding why some mares suffer from chronic endometritis; chronic or recurring endometritis is a cause of infertility in mares and treatment of mares suffering from endometritis can be time consuming and frustrating.
We have recently identified a key mechanism that might help mares fight off endometrial infections. Specifically we found an interferon that is highly expressed during estrus and in women and rodents protects the uterine tract from infections. This is an exciting finding and we are currently designing follow-up studies to find factors regulating its expression. As a next step we want to investigate whether mares suffering from endometritis are lacking this key factor in their endometrium (or express it at inadequate levels). If our hypothesis proves true and mares suffering from endometritis express this interferon at lower levels than healthy mares, new avenues for treating chronic or recurrent endometritis in mares are opening up.
Brooks (Alberta): Livestock Emergency Response Unit
In 2013, the Brooks (Alberta) Fire Department celebrated its 100th Anniversary. Coincidentally, it was awarded $14,000 by the Equine Foundation to purchase a trailer to be outfitted and used as a Livestock Emergency Response Unit. The Community came together to fully outfit the trailer.
On January 30th, 2014 there was a unveiling of the Unit attended not only by the firemen, but also by Bob Watson of Duchess, the Alberta Director for the EFC, area notables such as the Strathmore-Brooks MLA Jason Hale and County of Newell Reeve Molly Douglas, and many local supporters.
The event was televised by Shaw TV Medicine Hat.
Western College of Veterinary Medicine: Equine Program Funding
The EFC was proud to donate $120,000 to the Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s equine health program.
The bulk of the group’s most recent donation — $100,000 — was used to establish the Equine Foundation of Canada Graduate Student Scholarship. Each year, the veterinary college will award $3,500 to a graduate student who has demonstrated interest and scientific merit in equine research. The remaining $20,000 went toward the purchase of a new standing endoscope for clinical and research use.
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Atlantic Veterinary College (University of PEI): Equine Surgery Table
A generous donation from the Equine Foundation of Canada has allowed the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) to purchase a state-of-the-art Haico equine surgery table.
University of Montreal: Equine Dynamic Respiratory Endoscope
The purchase of the Dynamic Respiratory Endoscope (DRE) was made possible by a seed donation of $20,000 by the Equine Foundation of Canada. The DRE reveals an image of the upper airway while the horse is exercising.
University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine: Dynamic Respiratory Scope
The EFC donated $XX to the University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine for the purchase of a dynamic respiratory scope, which will be used for clinical and research purposes.
University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine: Surgical Laser
The EFC donated $20,000.00 to the University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine to help cover the costs of purchasing a new surgical laser.