Researchers will study gut microbiome variation as it relates to the health and wellness of a well-studied group of feral horses living on Sable Island, Canada.

Researchers will look for genetic variants associated with the orthopedic disease osteochondrosis as a first step to developing a risk assessment model for horses.

Researchers will work to improve an immunotherapy (allergy shots) as a treatment and preventive vaccination for insect-bite hypersensitivity in horses.

Researchers will study how diet composition affects insulin levels in horses with equine metabolic syndrome as a step toward improving dietary recommendations to control this condition.