Applications for funding are now open. For the latest information please see 07/04/2021 Press Release
Since the 1960s, HBLB has supported post-graduate education for qualified veterinary surgeons to further their equine career through higher clinical or research qualifications. Over £10m has been invested to maintain a pool of highly skilled equine veterinary researchers and clinicians.
The recipients of HBLB education awards have included a number of full professors and senior lecturers in veterinary schools, many senior posts in industry and government and numerous clinical veterinary surgeons in both university and private practice.
Equine research leaders and industry figures who are former HBLB Scholars include the Director of the Weipers Centre for Equine Welfare at the University of Glasgow, Professor and Head of School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Surrey and Head of the Large Animal Hospital at the University of Edinburgh.
In practice, former HBLB Scholars include the Managing Partner of Rossdale & Partners Veterinary Surgeons, Newmarket and leading veterinary surgeons at Sussex Equine Hospital and Three Counties Equine Hospital, as well as senior veterinarians at the university equine hospitals.
Shown below are the ongoing education awards.
Current Research Scholarships
|
Scholar |
Supervisor |
Field of Scholarship and title of project |
Insititution |
| Rachel Jago | Dr John Keen |
Equine cardiovascular imaging and sports science Advanced echocardiographic evaluation of the equine athletic heart |
University of Edinburgh |
| Tanya Michaiel | Dr Simon Priestnall |
Equine Inflammatory Airway Disease Improved diagnosis of infectious cases of airway diseases in racehorses |
RVC |
| Emily Smith | Dr Jayesh Dudhia |
Tendon, Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Protecting tendon cells from inflammation to improve regeneration |
RVC |
| Katie Bull | Dr Laura Peachey |
Equine Parasitology Nemabiome, anthelmintic resistance, bioinformatics, identification of anthelmintic resistant cyathostomin species in the UK TB population |
University of Bristol |
| Guido Rocchigiani | Dr Emanuele Ricci |
Equine Thoroughbred Racehorse Pathology Pathogenesis of exercise induced pulmonary haemorrhage (EIPH) and exercise associated fatal pulmonary haemorrhage (EAFPH) in racing horses |
University of Liverpool |
|
Charlotte Hewitt-Dedman |
Dr Sarah Taylor |
Equine Orthopaedic Diagnostic Imaging and Surgery Magentic resonance spectrometry of the distal metacarplus in horses with and without catastrophic fracture |
Edinburgh |
