Nielsen developed the 18-video series of parasite control videos for horse owners to help educate them about parasitology best practices. | Photo: Courtesy Univeristy of Kentucky

When Martin Nielsen, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVM, Schlaikjer Professor of Equine Infectious Disease in the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center, set out to educate horse owners about equine parasitology best practices in a novel way, he certainly didn’t have any film awards on his mind.

But, after launching a series of 18 educational videos in October to inform horse owners, farm managers, and veterinarians about a range of equine parasitology do’s and don’ts, Nielsen’s #DewormDebunk video series earned him recognition at the 2019 International EQUUS Film Festival for Best Educational Film.

The EQUUS Film & Arts Fest highlights and rewards the diverse and creative efforts of those who pay artistic homage to the horse. The festival, founded in 2013 by avid equestrian Lisa Diersen, is billed as the first event of its kind to offer a home to the storytellers of the horse world, with films, documentaries, videos, commercials, and shorts from around the world and cultural elements of fine equestrian art and literature