AAEP Virtual Wednesday Round Table: Social License to Operate: Why Does Public Perception Matter for Equine Sport?
Recorded On: 05/24/2023
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From racing to dressage to show jumping, the concept of social license to operate (SLO) has permeated the world of equine sport in the last five years. Troubling videos can go viral quickly on social media, and the idea that we can educate the public out of their concerns is completely insufficient.
SLO is an intangible, unwritten contract between the public and equine industry stakeholders. The general public, especially those with a genuine fondness for horses, needs to be convinced that equine sport is operating with honesty, integrity and transparency—also that we can be trusted and that we place the welfare of our horses as our top priority.
Don’t miss an insightful discussion led by Dr. Camie Heleski, who will be joined by Dr. Alina Vale, Dr. Emily Sandler and Dr. Bart Sutherland to discuss how SLO is changing horse racing and Tennessee Walking Horse training and competition, respectively.
No RACE-accredited CE credit.
This session is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim
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Camie Heleski, Ph.D.
Dr. Heleski is a senior lecturer in the Equine Science and Management Program at the University of Kentucky. Her applied research interests include equine behavior and welfare, horse-human interactions, and sport horse welfare issues. Dr. Heleski serves on the FEI’s Commission for Equine Ethics and Wellbeing, and she co-authored “Thoroughbred Racehorse Welfare through the Lens of ‘Social License to Operate—With an Emphasis on a U.S. Perspective,” which was published in the peer-reviewed journal Sustainability. Dr. Heleski received her Ph.D. in Animal Science with an emphasis in equine behavior and welfare from Michigan State University, where she worked for 25 years as coordinator of its Horse Management Program.
Emily Sandler, DVM
Dr. Sandler-Burtness is the owner of Pacific Coast Equine Veterinary Services and an FEI official veterinarian. Her practice involves primarily sport horse medicine. She graduated from Colorado State University’s vet school in 2000 and completed a surgical internship at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Kentucky.
Bart Sutherland, DVM
Dr. Sutherland is a private practitioner in Oxford, Miss., and member of the AAEP’s Welfare & Public Policy Advisory Council. He previously worked for the USEF/AQHA Drug and Medication Program and as Veterinary Medical Officer with the USDA, where he served as lead VMO in USDA team inspections and was responsible for initiating over 400 federal cases for violation of the Horse Protection Act. Dr. Sutherland was also a committee member for the 2021 published study by the National Academy of Sciences, “A Review of Methods for Detecting Soreness in Horses.” He received his veterinary degree from Mississippi State University.
Alina Vale, DVM
Dr. Vale of San Diego, Calif., conducts the Postmortem Review Program as an Official Veterinarian for the California Horse Racing Board. She is a graduate of the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and holds a Master's degree in Veterinary Forensic Medicine. Dr. Vale is a passionate proponent of the humane use of horses and currently chairs the AAEP’s Welfare & Public Policy Advisory Council, on which she has served since 2015.
