The main applicant and funding for 2023 in italics.

New projects 2023

• Development and use of a serodiagnostic test for Parascaris to investigate the role of migrating parasite larvae in young Standardbreds with exercise intolerance (Frida Martin, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)) 997 000 SEK
• Validation of novel equine asthma biomarkers in non-invasive liquid biopsies (Amanda Raine, Uppsala University) 300 000 SEK
• Postural work exposure and ergonomics of riding school employees measured with a novel method using smart workwear (Cecilia Lindahl, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden) 417 000 SEK
• Forage as a local produced protein and energy feed for horses (Rasmus Bovbjerg Jensen, Norwegian University of Life Sciences Cecilia Muller, SLU) 914 000 NOK, 66 000 SEK

Ongoing projects

• Improving riding schools’ knowledge base to enhance horse welfare and human-horse communication (Elke Hartmann, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)) 796 000 SEK
• Riding Schools as Future Learning Centers for an Environmentally Just Equine Sector and Broader Society (Susanna Hedenborg, Malmö University och Aage Radmann, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences) 1 000 000 SEK, 1 000 000 NOK
• Does the energy we are fuelling the horses actually break the engine? (Malin Connysson, Wången AB) 77 000 SEK
• Optimize canagliflozin doses – decrease hyperinsuliemiae and prevent laminitis (Carl Ekstrand, SLU och Cathrine Fjordbakk (Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)) 936 000 SEK, 486 000 NOK
• Genomic Characterization as a Tool Towards Sustainable Breeding of Nordic Native Horse Breeds (Susanne Eriksson, SLU och Peer Berg, NMBU) 1 000 000 SEK, 1 587 000 NOK
• Able to Ride – experiences of equine related sports and leisure activities among persons with intellectual disabilities (Marie Gustavsson, Linköping University) 950 000 SEK
• Diagnosis of parasitic diseases in horses using microfluidics and cell-phone based microscopy (Jonas Tegenfeldt, Lund University) 966 000 SEK
• From negative to positive – New diagnostic to determine the aetiology of unknown viral infections in horses (Anne-Lie Blomström, SLU) 654 000 SEK
• Drug Resistant Equine Roundworms   – novel methods for monitoring and control of resistant parasites (Eva Tydén, SLU) 963 300 SEK
• Possible formulation of a vaccine against Strongylus vulgaris (Caroline Fossum, SLU) 939 000 SEK
• In depth understanding and visualization of socio-economic effects of the horse industry: Extending the BI-horse model for Sweden and Norway (Tobias Heldt, Dalarna University och Grete Stokstad, The Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research) 930 000 SEK, 670 000 NOK
• A novel therapeutic option for treating horses with insulin dysregulation and preventing laminitis (Johan Bröjer, SLU, Siv Hanche-Olsen, NMBU) 315 000 SEK, 217 000 NOK
• Objective measurement of upper airway obstruction in Norwegian and Swedish harness racehorses (Eric Strand, NMBU) 804 000 NOK

Ongoing projects – Special directed call

• FeNomen: Fertility in national Norwegian horse breeds (Ingrid H. Holmøy, NMBU) 1 000 000 NOK
• Implementation of horse-assisted interventions in Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (Elisabeth Haug, Norwegian University of Sciences and Technology) 1 000 000 NOK 
• Forages for horses from a feeding perspective (Cecilia Müller, SLU) 300 000 SEK
• Better hoof, better horse? (Susanne Eriksson, SLU) 528 000 SEK
• Harness racing through the lens of science: behavioural and management attributes that characterise driveability, optimal performance and positive horse welfare (Elke Hartmann, SLU) 821 000 SEK
• The effect of cold weather exercise in horse airways (Miia Riihimäki, SLU) 856 000 SEK