Website resource

American Association of Equine Practitioners   https://aaep.org/owner-guidelines/equine-welfare

PowerPoint presentations concerning equine welfare

• The Veterinarian's Role in Assessing Risk and Reporting Suspected Equine Neglect, Abuse and Mistreatment 
  
• A Practical Guide for Law Enforcement: Equine Abuse, Neglect and Mistreatment 
  

Answers to Veterinarians questions about equine welfare

• Equine Abuse, Neglect & Mistreatment FAQs
  

Texts and other educational materials

• Veterinary Forensics, by Melida Merck, DVM
  

 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0470961627/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_tBavzbF27B2HV

• VetFolio CSI Equine Forensic Course, by Abby Sage, DVM VDACS and VetFolio, 12 online hours

(Contact Tiffany Park at Vet Folio TPark@VetFolio.com. Cost is $300.00 for VAEP members.)

This is a Custom CSI course for Equine Veterinary Forensics in which the following points are thoroughly covered:

• Suspected Abuse: Recognition and Response
• Examination of the Victim
• Neglect
• The Animal Experience: Pain and Suffering
• Equine Cruelty
• Animals as Evidence
• Management of Large Scale Cruelty Cases
• Hoarding and Animal Sanctuaries: 2 parts
• Refeeding Article
• Grimace Score