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