The document provides information on identifying and addressing animal neglect and abuse. It discusses basic necessities for horses, including food, water, shelter, veterinary care, and body condition scoring. Common health issues and diseases in horses are also outlined. The document emphasizes the importance of properly documenting evidence, obtaining warrants, and having resources and plans in place to rescue, rehabilitate, and provide care for neglected animals.

2. And God Took a Handful of Southerly Wind, Blew His Breath Over it, and Created a Horse… Bedouin Legend

7. Injury/Trauma

8. Starvation

10. BODY CONDITON SCORING (BCS) 1-5 or 1-9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHOOSE!!!

11. Body Condition Score 1

13. Body Condition Score 3

16. Body Condition Score 5

18. Body Condition Score 7

20. Body Condition Score 9

22. “ 9” Is Not Always Healthy

23. HEALTH and DISEASE CONCERNS

28. Strangles

29. Fungal Infections

30. “ Rain Rot”

31. Ring Worm

32. NUTRITIONAL ISSUES

34. “ HOOF ISSUES”

35. Founder

39. “ GROWTH CONCERNS”

40. “ Twister” and “Sandman”…only 6 mos. apart in age

41. PARASITES

43. * Note: Age of an equine is not a defense in a court of law for maintaining a horse in an emaciated condition. It is far kinder to euthanize an animal than to allow starvation and neglect until death.

44. Meet Farris…

46. DEFINE RESOURCES!

53. PUT IT IN WRITING!

55. Documentation AN OVERVIEW

57. ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION

63. Cont. Page 14 Officer’s Return Page 15 Agency Veterinary Check Page 16 Veterinary Statement “ Just the Facts, Ma’am” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

64. Collecting Evidence During a Search Warrant

66. Never Expect Things to Go Exactly as Planned!

73. Remember Me?

74. I am 27 years young! 

75. Thank you…