2009 Level I cost:
June 8 - 13, 2009 Middleburg, VA: to be announced
August 24 - 29, 2009 Durango, CO: Shared room: $1650; private room: $1750
Discount for governmental and registered 501(c)3 (non-profit must have been in operation for at least 5 years):
Shared room: $1550; private room: $1650
Level II:
May 25 - 30, 2009 Durango, CO: Shared room: $1350; private room: $1450
No discounts are available for EIA Level II
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The Equine Investigations Academy is designed for anyone at the federal, state or local levels who deals with equine activities. This can include animal control officers, police officers and sheriff's deputies, humane society cruelty investigators, mounted patrol officers, equine rehabilitation groups and other individuals interested in learning a systematic approach to equine abuse investigations. As part of this 40 hour academy, students will split their time approximately 50/50 between classroom and hands-on. Included in the curriculum are sections on equine psychology, behavior & analysis, identification, nutrition, body condition scoring, interview & interrogation, veterinary care, foot & leg care, vital signs, cardiac recovery index, disaster preparedness, loading and trailering, search & seizure and evidence collection. Every second year a Level II is offered that provides further instruction in photography, evidence collection, specific problems found with auctions, equine sports abuses, collectors/hoarders and pseudo rescues, more in-depth anatomy, first aid and large scale impounds.
- Download and email registration form (opens in a new window), or
- Secure online registration - Coming Soon
Additional information about horses and horse rescue
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- Day's End Farm (DEF) - A shelter for rescued horses and livestock
- DEF's list of related horse rescue links
- Breeds of Livestock: Horse Breeds - An encyclopedia about horses
- Petstation's Horse Heaven - Everything about horses
- Horse Care - A list of horse sites maintained by Matt Simpson
- The Horseman's Advisor - An online forum
