Approved grants 2024
In the call for applications of 2023 there were eight new and twelve ongoing projects that were granted funding.
The main applicant and funding, for the first project year, for 2024 in italics.
New projects 2024
- Optimized breeding for sound and high-performing sport horses through linearly scored traits (Åsa Gelinder Viklund, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)). 976 000 SEK
- EHV-1 in the Swedish and Norwegian horse populations (Susanna Sternberg, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and Cecilia Wolff, Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI)). 1 000 000 SEK, 609 000 NOK
- Running in circles – straightening out lameness diagnostics on the lunge (Emma Persson-Sjödin, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and Anne Selven Kallerud, Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet (NMBU)). 469 000 SEK, 189 000 NOK
- Faster and better wound healing by autologous skin components (Cathrine Fjordbakk, Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet (NMBU) and Dylan Gorvey, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)). 162 000 NOK, 191 000 SEK
- Working-life benefits of being a rider: Employers and riders on skills and traits developed in the equestrian environment (Maria Ek Styvén, Luleå Tekniska Universitet (LTU)). 891 000 SEK
- Safe social environments within the equine sector in Sweden and Norway (Susanne Johansson, Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan (GIH) and Åse Strandbu, Norges idrottshøgskole (NIH). 998 000 SEK, 990 000 NOK
- How to improve technical riding skills and horse welfare by unmounted training of riders (Maria Terese Engell, Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet (NMBU) and Anna Byström, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)) 374 000 NOK, 245 000 SEK
New projects – Special directed call
- Inbreeding depression in Coldblooded trotters – cold truths on a hot topic (Susanne Eriksson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and Peer Berg, Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet (NMBU)) 314 000 SEK, 43 000 NOK
Ongoing projects
The main applicant and funding, ongoing projects, for 2024 in italics.
- 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)) 999 000 SEK
- Validation of novel equine asthma biomarkers in non-invasive liquid biopsies (Amanda Raine, Uppsala Universitet) 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) 645 000 SEK
- Forage as a local produced protein and energy feed for horses (Rasmus Bovbjerg Jensen, Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet (NMBU), Cecilia Muller, SLU) 611 000 NOK, 374 000 SEK
- Optimize canagliflozin doses – decrease hyperinsuliemiae and prevent laminitis (Carl Ekstrand, SLU och Cathrine Fjordbakk, NMBU) 986 000 SEK, 486 000 NOK
- Genomic Characterization as a Tool Towards Sustainable Breeding of Nordic Native Horse Breeds (Susanne Eriksson, SLU och Peer Berg, NMBU) 995 000 SEK, 1 064 000 NOK
- Riding Schools as Future Learning Centers for an Environmentally Just Equine Sector and Broader Society (Susanna Hedenborg, Malmö Universitet and Aage Radmann, Norges Idrettshøgskole) 1 000 000 SEK, 1 000 000 NOK
- FeNomen: Fertility in national Norwegian horse breeds (Ingrid H. Holmøy, NMBU) 730 000 NOK
- Implementation of horse-assisted interventions in Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (Charlotte Fiskum, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet) 749 000 NOK
Ongoing projects – special directed call
- Better hoof, better horse? (Susanne Eriksson, SLU) 930 000 SEK
- Harness racing through the lens of science: behavioural and management attributes that characterise driveability, optimal performance and positive horse welfare (Elke Hartmann, SLU) 813 000 SEK
- The effect of cold weather exercise in horse airways (Miia Riihimäki, SLU) 930 000 SEK