Equine Pain

Please join us in congratulating Saribel Barrientos, mentored by Dr. Chiavaccini, on the successful presentation of her FVSP student project, titled “Toward Automated Recognition of Equine Postoperative Pain: Building a Standardized Behavioral Video Dataset!” Saribel’s research focuses on developing a standardized behavioral video dataset to support artificial intelligence (AI)-based recognition…

In December 2025, Dr. Chiavaccini presented at the American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention alongside colleagues from around the world on the use of artificial intelligence to improve pain detection in horses. Her work focuses on integrating machine learning with validated clinical pain assessment tools to enhance objectivity, consistency, and…