We do not currently have any new equine research projects actively recruiting participants.

You can browse information about our past projects as well as read media stories about our equine work below. 

Webinars

Investigating the potential for disease spread, prevention, and control in the Ontario Equine Population.                                        Presented by Dr. Kelsey Spence. October 19, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnNJNd2CdN0

EQUINE Media

“University of Guelph studies barn interactions and disease patterns”. May 15, 2017. American Farriers Magazine. https://www.americanfarriers.com/articles/9167

“University researchers studying horse contact patterns”. April 28, 2017. The Wellington Advertiser. http://www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/comments/index.cfm?articleID=35530

“Connectedness of horse world revealed in study of Canadian dressage show” June 27 2017. Horse Talk Magazine NZ. https://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2017/06/23/connectedness-horse-world-dressage-show/#1vFA0TqSe6GA4koU.99  

“RFID unbridles pathogen transmission research”. April 2017. RFID Journal.                                     http://www.rfidjournal.com/articles/view?15956 

“Study tracks real-time contact between horses and humans”. March 2017. Horse Talk Magazine NZ. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2017/03/27/real-time-contact-horses-humans/#axzz4etu2DCZL 

“Using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to help track horses’ movement and interactions”. March 2017. Equine Guelph. http://www.equineguelph.ca/news/index.php?content=503 

“Researcher wants to learn more about horse flu on PEI”. CBC news. October 2016.                          http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-horse-flu-1.3822529  

"Disease study maps horses' social life". The Western Producer. June 2016.                                https://www.producer.com/2016/06/disease-study-maps-horses-social-life/

“How to prevent the spread of equine disease”. Straight from the Horse’s Mouth Radio Show. March 2016.     https://www.spreaker.com/user/8091689/equine-guelph-prevent-the-spread-of-equi         

“Infectious diseases in a horse show environment”. Equine Guelph Research Radio. June 2015.                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmh6nJsKPsQ        

“Fighting epidemics by connecting the dots”. The Horse Sport. May 2015.                                                                                    https://horse-canada.com/magazine_articles/horse-show-epidemic/