Adams’ research focuses on improving the health and well-being of the aged horse and understanding the effects of obesity on various metabolic and inflammatory components. | Photo: University of Kentucky's College of Agriculture

The research partnership will be led by Amanda Adams, PhD, assistant research professor at the Gluck Center along with Pat Harris, MA, VetMB, PhD, Dipl. ECVCN. MRCVS, head of the WALTHAM Equine Studies Group, in the United Kingdom, and Director of Science for MARS Horsecare.

“This is a fantastic opportunity to work with Dr. Adams and collaborate on innovative research which will address both fundamental as well as practical questions of key interest to all those interested in the health and welfare of horses,” Harris said.

Adams’ research focuses on improving the health and well-being of the aged horse and understanding the effects of obesity on various metabolic and inflammatory components, particularly in horses affected by equine metabolic syndrome (EMS). Adams is a past recipient of the Buckeye Nutrition and WALTHAM Equine Research Grant, in which data indicated that age does play a role in regulating certain aspects of inflammatory and metabolic function in geriatric horses