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EUnetHorse stands for European Network for knowledge exchange and peer-to-peer learning between actors and stakeholders of the equine sector to improve the resilience of equine farms. It is Europe’s first agricultural research project dedicated to equine animals, and it is funded by Horizon Europe.

This innovative initiative seeks to bring significant advancements to the equine sector, fostering structural changes and implementing innovative work practices. Through specialized boards, extensive farmer consultations, and comprehensive cross-country analysis, EUnetHorse is set to redefine the future of equine practices.

Funded by the European Union, the EUnetHorse project is scheduled to span four years, running from 2023 to 2027. Comprising 15 partners hailing from nine countries—France, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Romania, and Switzerland—the project is a collaborative effort among universities and research centers across Europe. Its primary focus lies in engaging equine farmers, advisors, and trainers.

The project’s overarching goal is to facilitate connections among various sectors such as sports/leisure, racing, agriculture, and food production. This involves operating across geographical levels—regional, national, and European—as well as engaging different categories of stakeholders to instigate transformative changes in practices.

Marlène Addes

FRENCH NATIONAL FACILITATOR

Agricultural Engineer specialized in animal production, and EUnetHorse project coordinator.

She works since 2017 in the Development, Innovation, Research Department of the IFCE on the management of transversal projects, the animation of networks, the launch of National Calls for R&D Projects until the contracting of R&D projects (Scientific Council of the French equine sector), and the evaluation of the impact of R&D projects.

 

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Jean Philippe Lejeune

BELGIAN NATIONAL FACILITATOR

Mont-Le-Soie Centre européen du Cheval.

Veterinarian, and director of Mont Le Soie.

He is a veterinarian graduated from the University of Liège. He completed a PhD thesis titled Juvenile osteoarthritis in the Ardennes draft horse. His main interests and expertise domains are a specialization in horse biomechanics (locomotor system), a knowledge of veterinary medicine, physiology and equine anatomy alongside knowledge of sporting aspects, equestrian competitions and an educational approach to horse riding. He also carries out a small horse breeding and boarding business. All his activities have led him to know the equestrian industry in his country well. In this project, he is the leader of two tasks: identification of the needs of farmers in each type of production context at NH-AKIS (Task 2.1), and identification of existing solutions and good practices at NH-AKIS and EU levels (Task 2.2).

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