Starting in December 2016, AFA Equine Research Co-Chairs, Doug Russo, CJF, AWCF and Katie Panos, BS, CJF, made plans for a grant system that allows farriers to produce research that is sophisticated enough to be read in veterinary and research circles, and that makes an impact on everyday shoeing.
Since that time, they have successfully built a research program that funds farriers leading research projects alongside their academic mentors. This program has produced several relevant and immediately helpful scientific data sets to the industry, and with your support, will continue to do so. The AFA has also started a strong Journal Club program that is helping farriers learn scientific literacy as well as the scientific method and introduces them to statistics and critical thinking skills.
