Stories & News

June 29, 2021 – Morris Animal Foundation is funding researchers at the University of Central Lancashire, Utrecht University and Delsys Inc., to quantify how a horse’s muscles and limb movements adjust to accommodate lameness.

April 28, 2021 – A newly funded study hopes to improve the understanding of Newfoundland forelimb anomaly by investigating changes in the Newfoundland dog genome.

April 22, 2021 – Learn about a simple questionnaire created to help horse owners recognize signs of chronic osteoarthritis pain in their horses.

August 14, 2020 – Learn more about this common problem from Dr. Annette McCoy, an equine surgeon and Foundation-funded researcher.

July 22, 2020 – The Foundation is accepting proposals for pilot studies of Newfoundland forelimb anomaly, an often debilitating condition in the breed.

July 20, 2020 – Learn about osteochondrosis, a developmental bone disease in horses, diagnosis, treatment and current genetic research.

April 20, 2020 – Researchers are working on a new, promising treatment for persistent joint infections in horses.