Fall 2015 - AAEP Foundation

Fall 2015
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AAEP Foundation distributes $350,000
to support equine welfare
The 2015 allotment brings the
Foundation’s cumulative financial
support of its mission to improve the
welfare of the horse to more than
$3.3 million since its inception.
Among the initiatives receiving
support were student veterinary
scholarships and educational
programs, important equine laminitis
research, Equitarian workshops
(support for working equids),
unwanted horse programs, and
professional and youth development.
New initiatives to receive funding
included:
• an Exercise-Induced Pulmonary
Hemorrhage (EIPH) Research
Planning Summit, a key component
of the AAEP’s recently announced
Prescription for Racing Reform;
• the Thoroughbred Makeover
and National Symposium, which
promotes second careers for
Thoroughbred racehorses;
• the 10th International Equine
Infectious Diseases Conference
Practitioner’s Day, organized by
the University of Kentucky’s Gluck
Equine Research Foundation to
provide equine practitioners the
latest scientific progress on a
variety of infectious disease topics;
Walter Tun
A diverse collection of 26 equine
organizations and special projects
with the common aim of improving
the welfare of the horse recently
shared in grants from the AAEP
Foundation totaling $350,320.
The versatility of off-the-track
Thoroughbreds is showcased during the
Thoroughbred Makeover.
• the Equine Education Network,
a youth and college-level
development program being started
by the EQUUS Foundation; and
• the 12th International Equine Colic
Research Symposium, which will
convene distinguished researchers
from across the world in summer
2017 to share knowledge on equine
colic research.
In addition, the Foundation has
partnered with the Grayson-Jockey
Club Research Foundation, racetracks
and other equine companies to
fund a pair of research projects that
investigate the pathophysiology of
EIPH and the effect of the medication
furosemide on that condition.
For a complete list of 2015 grant
recipients, visit www.aaepfoundation.
org and click the “Our Work”
heading.
Mission Statement:
To serve as the charitable arm of the AAEP to improve the welfare
of the horse.
www.aaepfoundation.org
Legacy gift repays the horse for life’s blessings
The horse has contributed much joy and fulfillment to the
life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Jr., so when it came time to
look at estate planning, it was only natural to want to give
back in support of the welfare of the horse. He did so by
pledging a portion of his estate to the AAEP Foundation
and, in so doing, becoming a member of the Legacy
Society. Dr. Franklin recently discussed his bequest, which
was cemented by the fact that the entirety of every gift to
the Foundation is invested in projects and programs that
benefit the horse.
Describe the important role horses have played in your life?
My only personal experience with horses has been brief
ownership of a few breeding stock. As with many my age,
I came from a poor family. Becoming a veterinarian who
worked on horses has provided many blessings, including
a comfortable life and retirement, a wealth of friends and
acquaintances, wonderful partners in business and a sense
of having contributed to the welfare of a species I love.
Is there an important moment, person or special reason
connected with AAEP that may have influenced your
decision to include the AAEP Foundation in your estate
plans?
I served on the initial Foundation Committee and was president when we had our first long-range planning session
for the Foundation. When we decided that 100% of the
money received would go to the efforts to help horses, in
many ways I knew that a portion of my estate would reside
in the Foundation.
Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Jr.
care for horses are truly influences on the welfare of
horses. Through the diversified support of these entities,
horses enjoy better care and health. Direct assistance
through vaccines and nutrition are more obvious but not
more important.
When you think of the AAEP Foundation, what key
words or phrases come to your mind?
Diversity of support, prioritizing of need and caring.
What legacy do you hope to leave through your estate gift?
By making the gift along with others, it will stimulate those
who have gained from their work on horses to perpetuate
a sense of giving back to that great animal’s welfare.
From your perspective, how has the work of the AAEP
Foundation influenced the welfare of the horse?
The welfare of horses is obtained through many avenues.
Some of the avenues are direct and some are indirect.
Research, education and indirect support for those who
What advice would you like to share with other AAEP
members about this?
If you believe in a cause, find the way to support that cause
in whatever way is comfortable. The AAEP Foundation is
a cause to believe in.
Legacy Society Members
Interested in joining the Legacy Society?
Contact Jodie Bingham, Foundation
development coordinator, at (859) 2330147 or jbingham@aaep.org for additional
information; or visit www.aaepfoundation.org.
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Dr. Kathleen M. Anderson
Carolyn Anderson-Meadows
David T. & Jodie K. Bingham
Dr. Jerry B. & Melinda Black
Dr. Stuart E. Brown
Dr. R. Reynolds & Evie Cowles
Dr. Ann E. Dwyer
Dr. Leslie A. Easterwood
Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Jr.
Dr. Brendan W. Furlong
Leslie R. & Dr. Kathleen
‘Casey’ Gonda
Dr. Michelle M. LeBlanc*
Dr. Midge Leitch*
Drs. Tom R. & Erin Lenz
Drs. C. Wayne McIlwraith &
Nancy L. Goodman
Dr. John S. Mitchell
Dr. William A. Moyer
Drs. Nathaniel A. White &
Leslie Sinn
*Deceased
Researchers: Submit Support Limb Laminitis
research grant pre-proposals by Jan. 15
The AAEP Foundation is accepting
pre-proposals for research projects
addressing Support Limb Laminitis,
a condition that burdens owners
of afflicted horses with a poor
prognosis, expensive treatment and
significant emotional impact.
Accepted one- and multi-year
projects will share in total grant
funding of up to $170,000, thanks
in part to funds generated from
an initial challenge grant from
Starlight Racing partners in 2014
in memory of their Grade II winner
Intense Holiday. The three-year-old
Thoroughbred colt succumbed to
laminitis less than six weeks after
competing in the 2014 Kentucky
Derby.
The research project, or proposed
portion of a project for which
funding is requested, must be
completed within three years. Multiyear projects are invited but cannot
exceed the total budget allocation.
Projects with smaller budgets are
invited to submit. Major equipment
purchases will not be funded by the
AAEP Foundation.
The AAEP is sensitive to humane
use of horses for research and favors
clinical studies for laminitis research.
All prospective research studies
AAEP FOUNDATION, INC.
4033 Iron Works Parkway
Lexington, KY 40511
TEL (800) 443-0177 (U.S. & Canada)
TEL (859) 233-0147
FAX (859) 233-1968
www.aaepfoundation.org
2015 AAEP FOUNDATION,
INC. OFFICERS
G. Kent Carter, DVM, DACVIM
President
Kathleen M. Anderson, DVM
President-Elect
R. Reynolds Cowles, DVM
Vice President
funded by the AAEP Foundation
must receive full approval by the
facility’s Institutional Animal Care
and Use Committee or equivalent
research review entity.
Complete grant pre-proposal
guidelines and instructions are
available at http://foundation.aaep.
org/laminitis-research-project-i-38.
html.
Pre-proposals must be received
by Jan. 15, 2016, at 5:00 p.m.
Invitations for full grant proposals
will be issued by Feb. 9, 2016. Full
grant proposals, upon invitation
only, must be received by March 15,
2016, at 5:00 p.m. Funding of full
grants will be announced by May
15, 2016.
Foundation to put EIPH under the scope
Jeff A Blea, DVM
Immediate Past President
Jack Easley, DVM, MS, DAVDC
Treasurer
2015 AAEP FOUNDATION
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Jeffrey T. Berk, VMD
Chairman
Jeff A. Blea, DVM
Board Liaison
Duncan Alexander
Duane Chappell, DVM
Ann E. Dwyer, DVM
Jack Easley, DVM, MS, DAVDC
Leslie Easterwood, DVM
Amy Grice, VMD
Karen L. Jackman, DVM
John Lee, Jr. DVM
Rick Mitchell, DVM
Jackie Shellow, DVM, MS
Tracy Turner, DVM
Susan L. White, DVM, DACVIM
John Wesley Williams, DVM
FOUNDATION STAFF
Keith Kleine
Director of Industry Relations
kkleine@aaep.org
Jodie Bingham
Development Coordinator
jbingham@aaep.org
In support of the AAEP’s recently announced Prescription for Racing
Reform, the AAEP Foundation recently convened a meeting of experts to
identify research priorities that may yield effective alternatives to current
exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage treatment protocols. To view the
complete Prescription for Racing Reform, visit http://tinyurl.com/qhrl8bj.
Pam Shook
Programs Coordinator
pshook@aaep.org
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$69,000 in scholarships to be awarded at AAEP Annual Convention
Dr. Angela Gaesser
Dr. Lauren Mundy
Dr. Jillian Paegelow
The AAEP Foundation will recognize 19 scholarship recipients—six recent graduates and 13 veterinary students—
during the AAEP’s Annual Convention, Dec. 5-9 in Las
Vegas, Nev. The recipients comprise four different scholarship programs, including two newly established scholarship
offerings.
Four of the 2015 graduates will receive $4,000 awards
through the annual Zoetis/AAEP Foundation Scholarships.
Two others are the inaugural recipients of $4,000 scholarships through the Northwestern Pennsylvania Veterinary
Medical Association (NWPVMA) Equine Symposium/
AAEP Foundation Scholarships. Congratulations to the following recipients, who will be recognized Dec. 8 during the
AAEP Foundation Celebration:
Zoetis/AAEP Foundation Scholarships
Angela Gaesser, DVM, Texas A&M University
Lauren Mundy, DVM, The Ohio State University
Jillian Paegelow, DVM, University of Missouri
Esther Rogers, DVM, Auburn University
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Dr. Esther Rogers
Dr. Kaitlin McDonald
Dr. Jennifer Reda
NWPVMA Equine Symposium/AAEP Foundation
Scholarships
Kaitlin McDonald, DVM, University of Calgary
Jennifer Reda, DVM, University of Florida
In addition, five $5,000 awards will be presented to
second- and third-year students pursuing careers in equine
medicine through the new Merck Animal Health/AAEP
Foundation Scholarships. Meanwhile, eight fourth-year
students each will receive $2,500 through the Markel/
AAEP Foundation Scholarships. The student scholarship
recipients will be announced during the Frank J. Milne
State-of-the-Art Lecture on Dec. 7.
Supporting the next generation of equine veterinarians
through scholarship support has long been a staple of
AAEP Foundation grant funding and is more important
than ever given the rising cost of a veterinary education.
A thank you note from one of our scholarship recipients
appears below.
Begin and end your convention with some Foundation fun
Join the AAEP Foundation for a pair of fundraisers that will
bookend the social events calendar at the AAEP’s 61st Annual
Convention, Dec. 5-9 in Las Vegas, Nev.
The AAEP Foundation Benefit Golf Tournament, hosted and
sponsored by Patterson Veterinary, Equine Division, will tee
off Friday, Dec. 4 at 11:30 a.m. Meanwhile, the 19th Annual
AAEP Foundation Celebration, sponsored by Zoetis, will take
place Tuesday, Dec. 8 from 6:00-11:00 p.m.
The scramble-style golf tournament will be held at picturesque
Rhodes Ranch Golf Club. The entry fee of $125 per person
includes greens fee, cart, range balls, transportation, postevent reception and a small donation in your name to the
AAEP Foundation. Club and shoe rentals are available on a
first-come basis. To enter, visit the “Events” page at www.
aaepfoundation.org or call the AAEP Foundation at (859)
233-0147 to request an entry form.
The AAEP Foundation Celebration is the social centerpiece of
the convention and features entertainment, buffet dinner and
open bar from 6:00-8:00 p.m., live and silent auctions, and
dancing to Vegas standout country artist Sam Riddle. Tickets
are $125 per person and may be purchased on site at the
convention while available. Tickets will not be sold after noon
on Monday, Dec. 7.
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Legacy Society
Contribution
Please designate my gift to:
o Unrestricted/Area of greatest need
o Equine Community
o Education (Scholarships/Student support)
o Laminitis Research
o Benevolence
o Disaster Relief
o Equine Research
o I have included the Foundation in my estate plans and wish to be
recognized in the Legacy Society.
o Please send me information about including the Foundation in my
estate plans.
Mail to: AAEP Foundation, 4033 Iron Works Parkway, Lexington, KY 40511
Fax: (859) 233-1968
Make a gift conveniently and securely online at: www.aaepfoundation.org
Thank you for your support!
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