Does anyone use a thermal imaging camera to check their horses?  If so, where did you get the training?  I bought one years ago that ended up being a scam, but I still have the camera, just don't know how to use it or know what I'm looking for.

we use some where I work and unless you have spent upwards of 50k they are not sensitive enough for use on horse's

I have a Seek Compact Pro.  It fits right into my Iphone.  I learned from the place where I got my massage therapy certification.  There is additional training that I can get if I want, but I have enough that I can tell if hocks are inflamed, stifles are inflamed, saddle fit, etc.  

I don't really use it a whole lot, to be honest.  It's an OK tool, but quite a few vets have their own, so they do thermal scans when they have your horse anyways.  

There are online trainings.  Northeast Indiana Equine Massage is where I got mine, but it's an in-person.  Cost of course includes camera.  You can contact if you have your own and join the class, but not sure what price is, or if the same settings can be applied to your own camera. 

 There is an art to running a good thermal cam just like there is to reading an X-ray. If the gain is adjusted wrong you can get some inaccurate readings. 

No way would I waste money on a thermal reading done at a jackpot, in the sun and wind.

they need to be done in a room with no draft, out of the sun. A horse just unloaded out of the trailer needs time to acclimate or he’ll show abnormal heat signatures.

Thermography is a great tool but there are very few people that can run it and interpret it accurately.

I had a scan done on my horse. She was quite thorough and provided me with a SD disc to view the images. We went over areas she thought showed inflammation or "heated" areas. But after having the vet look over my horse in the areas that were "heated" he said the horse showed no indication of sorness/lameness. One area was her SI area..I was going to have them injected but decided against it and glad i did. I paid $175 for the scan..I think that was a bit over priced. IMO. 

I have four infrared devices. One drone, two handhelds, one tablet. These things cost more than my house! I charge a whopping $25 for a scan session. All images emailed or Dropbox access for you and your vet to review. Things I take images of includes an “at rest” session, after lunging, and after riding. Owners choice and if needed of course. Amazing how few people use this tool to narrow down issues. It shows things often unseen during a lameness exam. So easy to have this done and narrow down injured areas. You can point your vet to the area quicker. Just my opinion. Especially if you are at a large show. The show vet is always swamped.