HumaneVMA - Making the World a Better Place for Horses: Awareness of the Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram

HumaneVMA 
Making the world a better place for horses: Awareness of the Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram
Presented by: Sue Dyson, MA, VetMB, PhD, DEO
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 | 8-9:30 pm ET

This webinar is FREE for all attendees.

Understanding unwanted behavior in horses can reduce the risk of coercive and punishment-based training. Dr. Dyson will discuss how behavior is communication and should not be interpreted as naughty. Using the validated Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram can assist veterinary professionals in their evaluation of equines. Its use in the real world by owners, equine professionals from all disciplines and veterinarians will be reviewed.
 
Learning objectives:
Improve knowledge of equine behavior by dispelling the myths of naughty, unwilling horses
Improve pain recognition in horses
Learn how, with appropriate investigation, one can determine the cause, treatment and management of pain
Understand how resolution of often unrecognized pain results in enhanced equine welfare
Recognition that horses can be experiencing musculoskeletal pain even in the absence of conventional lameness
 
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1.5 hours of RACE CE credits will be available for HumaneVMA members only.