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The FEI Tribunal has issued its Final Decision in two cases involving Prohibited Substances.
In this case, the horse Blanch (FEI ID 107VD44/LTU), ridden by Nerijus Šipaila (FEI ID 10044738/LTU), at the CSIYH1* in Kunkiai (LTU) 25-28 August 2022, and the horse Cindy NSO (FEI ID 107XY33/LTU) ridden by Vilte Kasiulyte (FEI ID 10129107/LTU) at the CSIYH1* Vasgaikiemis (LTU) 1-4 September 2022, tested positive for the prohibited substances Morphine and Oripavine.
Both positive findings were initially treated as Atypical Findings under the FEI Atypical Findings Policy. Due to the failure of the athletes in establishing the source of the Prohibited Substances, at that point in time, the cases were pursued as Equine Anti-Doping Rule Violations following an ATF Panel’s Decision.
Upon notification of the Rule Violations, both horses were provisionally suspended for 2 (two) months.
The FEI Tribunal was satisfied that the athletes established, on a balance of probabilities, that the Morphine and Oripavine entered the horses’ systems through oats contaminated with the poppy flowers of the Papaver species. In its Final Decision, the FEI Tribunal ruled that the athletes bear no fault or negligence for the rule violations and shall not incur any fines. The results of both athlete and horse combinations obtained at the Events, where the horses’ samples were collected, are disqualified.
The full Decision is available here.
Notes to Editors:
FEI Equine Prohibited Substances
The FEI Prohibited Substances List is divided into two sections: Controlled Medication and *Banned Substances. Controlled Medication substances are those that are regularly used to treat horses, but which must have been cleared from the horse’s system by the time of competition. Banned (doping) Substances should never be found in the body of the horse and are prohibited at all times.
In the case of an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for a Banned Substance, the Person Responsible (PR) is automatically provisionally suspended from the date of notification (with the exception of certain cases involving a Prohibited Substance which is also a **Specified Substance). The horse is provisionally suspended for two months.
**Specified Substances
The FEI introduced the concept of Specified Substances in 2016. Specified Substances should not in any way be considered less important or less dangerous than other Prohibited Substances (i.e. whether Banned or Controlled). Rather, they are simply substances that are more likely to have been ingested by horses for a purpose other than the enhancement of sport performance, for example, through a contaminated food substance. Positive cases involving Specified Substances can be handled with a greater degree of flexibility within the structure of the FEI Regulations.
Information on all substances is available on the searchable FEI Equine Prohibited Substances Database.
The highly anticipated Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport has been released, following the successful conclusion of the 6th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Amsterdam (NED) in October 2022.
Published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM), the statement is informed by 10 systematic reviews and methodology outlining the new consensus process. This work was carried out by a group of more than 100 expert researchers and clinicians from around the world, who reviewed and synthesised new scientific evidence and updated existing recommendations with the aim of optimising the care of athletes at all levels of participation who have, or who are at risk of, concussion.
The statement includes a series of new (SCOAT6, Child SCOAT6) and updated (CRT6, SCAT6, Child SCAT6) age-appropriate tools for clinicians and sports organisations to help them better identify and manage sports related concussion in the short and longer term. It also features new evidence-based strategies for returning to active sport and education after concussion, early exercise and treatment recommendations, approaches to prevention, targeted rehabilitation, and a call for a working group to be set up to guide further research on the potential long-term effects of concussion on health.
The FEI is a member of the Organising Committee for the 6th International Consensus on Concussion in Sport, alongside the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), World Rugby and Fédération Internationale d’Automobile (FIA). The role of the sports organisations is limited to funding, logistics and administration.
In light of the new recommendations, the FEI will conduct a comprehensive review of its existing protocols and policies, implement necessary changes to align with the latest scientific consensus, and ensure dissemination of this information to its stakeholders.
The FEI Tribunal has issued a Consent Award in an equine anti-doping case involving a Banned Substance.
The horse Hera Durances (FEI ID 106FU45/BRN), trained by Mr Muhammad Abbas Khalid (FEI ID 10220213 /BRN), tested positive for the Banned Substance Stanozolol and its metabolite 16-beta-hydroxystanozolol, following samples taken at the FEI Endurance World Championship in Butheeb (UAE), 20-26.02.2023.
The trainer admitted the rule violation and accepted the proposed consequences. In its final decision the FEI Tribunal imposed an eighteen-month ineligibility period on the trainer; the provisional suspension already served shall be credited against the imposed ineligibility period. He was also fined CHF 5,000.
The FEI Tribunal also disqualified the athlete and horse combination from the event. Consequently, Bahrain no longer has three results counting towards the team score which earned them the gold medal at the event, resulting in the team gold medal now going to France, silver to Portugal and bronze to Italy.
The press release regarding the decision and the updated results of the FEI Endurance World Championship in Butheeb is available here.
The full Consent Award is available here.
Notes to Editors:
FEI Equine Prohibited Substances
The FEI Prohibited Substances List is divided into two sections: Controlled Medication and *Banned Substances. Controlled Medication substances are medications that are regularly used to treat horses, but which must have been cleared from the horse’s system by the time of competition. Banned Substances should never be found in the body of the horse and are prohibited at all times.
In the case of an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for a Banned Substance, the Person Responsible (PR) is automatically provisionally suspended from the date of notification (with the exception of certain cases involving a Prohibited Substance which is also a **Specified Substance). The horse is provisionally suspended for two months.
Information on all substances is available on the searchable FEI Equine Prohibited Substances Database.
Affirming its support for Pride Month, the FEI has joined the global movement that celebrates diversity, promotes equality and acknowledges the impact of LGBTQ+ individuals in various spheres, including equestrian sports.
During the month-long celebration, the FEI will engage in a series of online activities to further promote understanding, acceptance, and respect for LGBTQ+ members of the equestrian community.
Pride Month, celebrated annually in June, was created to honour the LGBTQ+ community's struggle for equality and to promote visibility, acceptance, and love for all individuals, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
“We have many high-profile athletes from the LGBTQ+ community who live their lives openly and who are role models for the younger members still finding their way. In our sport, being a part of the LGBTQ community is not an exception,” FEI Secretary General Sabrina Ibáñez said.
“As a community, we may have taken this openness on the field-of-play for granted over the years. Unfortunately, equestrian athletes do not always experience this same level of acceptance in areas of their life outside of the sport.”
There are no gender based biological advantages to competing in equestrian sport. Success on the field-of-play is largely determined by the unique bond between both human and equine athletes and refined communication between the two. Aside from Vaulting, which has gendered competitions, the FEI disciplines of Jumping, Dressage, Para Dressage, Eventing, Endurance, Driving and Para Driving have male and female athletes competing as equals, at all levels.
“The FEI has been continuously evolving in its understanding and approach to issues affecting inclusion,” Sabrina Ibáñez explained. “Pride Month is a time for unity and celebration, while also recognising the work that remains to be done.”
The International Federation’s website and social media channels have adopted the colours of the Progress Pride flag, which was developed in 2018 by non-binary American artist and designer Daniel Quasar. Based on the iconic rainbow flag from 1978, the redesign celebrates the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community and calls for a more inclusive society.
A deliberate choice by the FEI, the inclusion of black and brown in the Progress Pride flag, represents LGBTQ+ communities of colour and provides a visual symbol that embraces a broader range of identities, cultures and races.
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Hub
Pride in Equestrian
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LinkedIn blog post by FEI Secretary General Sabrina Ibáñez (she/her/hers)
The FEI Tribunal has issued two Consent Awards in an equine anti-doping case involving a Banned Substance.
In this case, the horse Intruso del Reparo (FEI ID 106GW63/BRN), tested positive for the Banned Substance Boldenone following samples taken at the CEI1* 100 - Sakhir, Bahrain International Endurance Village (BRN), 8-10 December 2022.
The athlete, Albrahim Alyahya (FEI ID 10204085/KSA) and the trainer Khalifa Saad Sharida Mubarak (FEI ID 10043686/BRN) both admitted the rule violation and accepted the proposed consequences. In its final decisions the FEI Tribunal disqualified the athlete and horse combination from the event and imposed an eighteen-month ineligibility period on the athlete and the trainer; the provisional suspension each already served shall be credited against their imposed ineligibility period. They were each also fined CHF 5,000.
The full Consent Award for Albrahim Alyahya is available here.
The full Consent Award for Khalifa Saad Sharida Mubarak is available here.
Notes to Editors:
FEI Clean Sport - human athletes
The FEI is part of the collaborative worldwide movement for doping-free sport led by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The aim of this movement is to protect fair competition as well as athlete health and welfare.
WADA’s Prohibited List identifies the substances and methods prohibited in- and out-of-competition, and in particular sports. The substances and methods on the List are classified by different categories (e.g., steroids, stimulants, gene doping).
As a WADA Code Signatory, the FEI runs a testing programme for human athletes based on WADA’s List of Prohibited List of Substances and Methods and on the Code-compliant FEI Anti-Doping Rules for Human Athletes (ADRHA).
For further information, please consult the Clean Sport section of the FEI website here.
FEI Equine Prohibited Substances
The FEI Prohibited Substances List is divided into two sections: Controlled Medication and *Banned Substances. Controlled Medication substances are medications that are regularly used to treat horses, but which must have been cleared from the horse’s system by the time of competition. Banned Substances should never be found in the body of the horse and are prohibited at all times.
In the case of an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for a Banned Substance, the Person Responsible (PR) is automatically provisionally suspended from the date of notification (with the exception of certain cases involving a Prohibited Substance which is also a **Specified Substance). The horse is provisionally suspended for two months.
Information on all substances is available on the searchable FEI Equine Prohibited Substances Database.
The 24 draft recommendations put forward by the Equine Ethics and Wellbeing (EEWB) Commission to ensure a good life for horses in equestrian sport, have received strong support from delegates attending the annual FEI Sports Forum in Lausanne today.
The recommendations – which include measures that the FEI and the wider equestrian community can take to achieve higher standards of horse welfare through individual and collective responsibility, trust, transparency, reactiveness and independent evaluation – generated an enthusiastic level of discussion and feedback in the opening sessions of the two-day gathering. This is the first time the EEWB Commission have held in-person consultations with the wider equestrian community on its work and findings, since it was created by the FEI in June 2022.
“I am confident that I speak for each and every one of us in the equestrian community when I say that at heart, all we want is what is best for our equine partners,” FEI President Ingmar De Vos said.
“The horse-human connection runs deep. It is a centuries old relationship which has evolved from horses playing vital roles in society in the past, to now, where equines are valued for the deep companionship they provide to humans. This bond between human and animal is built on mutual trust and respect, and as equestrians it is a connection which we sometimes take for granted.
“If our relationship with horses, and consequently our sport, is to stand the test of time, we need to re-affirm the essence of our relationship with horses, and assure a good life for our equine partners with a tangible course of action.
“Under the leadership of Dr. Natalie Waran, the Equine Ethics and Wellbeing Commission has come up with a set of draft recommendations that the FEI and the equestrian community now have for consideration and we hope that this process will serve to strengthen our Social Licence to Operate by reaffirming the public’s trust in what we do.”
Following feedback from delegates during the FEI Sports Forum, the Commission will present all proposed recommendations to the FEI Board for approval, before the FEI General Assembly that will be held in Mexico City (MEX) in November.
The purpose of the Commission’s work is to independently consider issues of public and equestrian concern that may affect ongoing social acceptance of the involvement of horses in sport. Specifically, the Commission was tasked with providing independent advice and recommendations to the FEI for ensuring equine welfare is safeguarded through ethical, evidence-based policy and practices in relation to training, management, performance and competition practices, and to improve the sport’s social license to operate (SLO).
The Commission’s first presentation to the FEI General Assembly in Cape Town in November 2022 addressed the need for change and outlined the role of the Equine Ethics and Wellbeing Commission as ‘critical friends’. Delegates were provided with the results of two large scale surveys commissioned by the EEWB (one of public opinion and one of equestrian opinion), and an outline of the work that was being done to develop a strategic approach for addressing the main priority areas of equine welfare.
See also: A Good Life for Horses: A vision for ensuring the future involvement of horses in sport
“The Equine Ethics and Wellbeing Commission’s proposal for a welfare-centric FEI vision for sustaining equine participation in sport now and into the future, aims to address ethical concerns related to equine involvement in sport as well as during a horse’s lifetime,” Chair of the Equine Ethics and Wellbeing Commission Professor Natalie Waran said.
“We hope that the vision of a Good Life for Horses, and the associated draft recommendations, which have been informed through research and engagement with the equestrian community and the public, will help inform and inspire a positive direction, and we look forward to engaging further at the FEI Sports Forum. Through accepting this vision for the future, we believe the FEI will have a solid starting point to effect real change in equestrian sports’ mindset and practices.
“This vision and these draft recommendations, as well as the FEI Charter, are just a starting point to affect change across equestrianism. They have been created primarily around the concept of providing our horses with a good life and the responsibility we all have to deliver on that. This will require the long-term commitment of not just the FEI, but all who want horse sports to have a bright future.”
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Photo Caption: FEI Sports Forum 2023. Interim Report from the Equine Ethics and Wellbeing Commission. Professor Dr Nathalie Waran (NZL), Professor Dr Kathalijne Visser (NED), Dr Camie Heleski (USA), Professor Madeleine Campbell (GBR), Ms Jessica Stark (GBR), Theo Ploegmakers and Moderator: Ms Grania Willis (IRL) - FEI/Richard Juilliart
The FEI Sports Forum 2023 – the 11th time the event is being held – is about to begin in Lausanne, the Olympic Capital. This year’s edition has attracted large interest with no less than 265 delegates representing over 50 nations attending in person. The FEI Sports Forum 2023 will begin on Monday, 24 April at 9:00 CEST and will be opened by the FEI President. The Forum will span over two days.
The first session will be dedicated to an interim report issued by the Equine Ethics and Wellbeing Commission and their recommended course for future action, followed by a dedicated Q&A between the panellists – made up of Commission members - and the Forum’s delegates.
The day will continue with the TechQuestrian session, where the FEI’s main online platforms will be showcased in an interactive way, and will end with an update on preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Discussions on the Sports Forum’s second day will resume at 9:00 CEST on 25 April with a comprehensive session on the cost of Jumping Events, which will be an open dialogue with the athletes, owners, officials, and organisers.
The FEI Sports Forum 2023 will continue with a presentation and update on Key Events Requirements and will conclude with a session on the FEI Endurance Rules, which this year are undergoing full revision.
Those, who are not attending the event in person, will be able to follow the discussions live on the dedicated online hub in the Watch Live! section.
Summaries of each session will be published throughout the day in the Session Documents section and photographs will be uploaded on the FEI Flickr account.
Hybrid Media Round Table
A hybrid Media Round Table with FEI President Ingmar De Vos and FEI Secretary General Sabrina Ibáñez will be held on Tuesday 25 April from 16:30-17:00 following the conclusion of the FEI Sports Forum 2023. The exact timings may be subject to change.
The Round Table will be dedicated to topics covered at the FEI Sports Forum 2023. Members of the media wishing to join online will need to contact press@fei.org to receive the necessary meeting link and password.
Tune in for the FEI Sports Forum 2023 and don’t miss a hoof beat!
About Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) www.fei.org
The FEI is the world governing body for horse sport recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and was founded in 1921. Equestrian sport has been part of the Olympic movement since the 1912 Games in Stockholm.
The FEI is the sole controlling authority for all international events in the Olympic sports of Jumping, Dressage and Eventing, as well as Driving, Endurance and Vaulting.
The FEI became one of the first international sports governing bodies to govern and regulate global para sport alongside its able-bodied disciplines when Para Dressage joined its ranks in 2006. The FEI now governs all international competitions for Para Dressage and Para Driving.
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The FEI has announced the launch of a new Guide, designed to assist Event Organisers with improving accessibility for athletes, staff and spectators with disabilities, ensuring that everyone can enjoy equestrian events regardless of their disability and mobility levels.
This Guide, which is the result of consultation and collaboration with accessibility experts, individuals with disabilities and professionals in the equestrian industry, covers venue layout, accommodation and transportation among other areas of Event planning and delivery.
FEI Accessibility Handbook for Event Organisers
The aim is to provide Event Organisers with a set of guidelines and recommendations which eliminate barriers that prevent people with disabilities from fully participating or working in sports.
“Equestrian sport has the power to create inclusive structures that allow access to all individuals, regardless of their physical abilities,” FEI Secretary General and President of the Association for Paralympic Sports Organisations (APSO) Sabrina Ibáñez said.
“Changing perspectives towards disability is a key step in the accessibility journey. It is our belief that making even small changes to our working methods and organisational practices will help to move the needle on the conversation around disability inclusion, equality and equity.
“While this is primarily a Guide for Event Organisers, we, the staff at the International Federation Headquarters in Lausanne (SUI), have also had to take a good look at our internal practices and procedures to see where we can eliminate barriers to entry for people with disabilities and how we can provide a more inclusive physical and organisational environment.
“We hope that by working with Organisers to embed accessibility into all strands of Event planning and delivery, this type of thinking will start to permeate our organisational structures and become a seamless part of what we all do in this sport on a daily basis.”
The FEI Accessibility Guide for Event Organisers is available for download here.
Photo credit: FEI/Liz Gregg
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Editor notes
The FEI was one of the first international sports governing bodies to govern and regulate global para sport alongside its able-bodied disciplines when Para Dressage joined its ranks in 2006. The Para Equestrian Committee was created in 2006 when the governance of Para Equestrian passed from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to the FEI.
Over the years, there has been more integration of Para Equestrian sport into the FEI Governance and World Championship structures, which has raised the profile of Para Sport alongside the FEI’s other disciplines.
At the 2020 FEI General Assembly, the Chair of the FEI Para Equestrian Committee became a voting member on the FEI Board, ensuring that Para Sports has a place at the top table’s discussions alongside able-bodied disciplines.
Other governance related initiatives included in the FEI’s host bidding requirements, require world and continental championships for para athletes and able-bodied athletes to be held at the same venue.
The FEI Solidarity and Para Dressage Departments have worked together to create the FEI Para Dressage World Challenge series, a development programme in place since 1 January 2023. The Series aims to give athletes, who are unable to participate in international events due to financial or geographical reasons, the opportunity to compete in events in their own country. These competitions are in place to help National Federations develop Para Dressage, and close the gap between National and first level international competitions.
While these top-down initiatives have been important to the development of Para Equestrian within the FEI’s structures, it has also had a positive impact on the general attitudes towards disability and inclusion within the equestrian community more generally.
The FEI’s online Para Sport magazine – The Para Equestrian Digest – launched in February 2022 was created for Para Equestrian athletes and the people connected to the sport so they can share – in their own words – their personal experiences and disability stories. The Digest puts the spotlight on an athlete or project in Para Equestrian sport with the aim of increasing visibility for the sport and improving disability awareness and inclusion.
The FEI Tribunal has issued a Consent Award in an equine anti-doping case involving a Banned Substance.
In this case, the horse Eryn (FEI ID 105SX59/SUI), tested positive for Flufenamic acid, a banned substance, following samples taken at the CEI1*100 Oberstammheim (SUI) on 20 August, 2022.
The athlete, Melania Vanina (FEI ID 10160936/SUI), admitted the rule violation and accepted the consequences. The horse had been provisionally suspended for two months from the date of notification (26 September 2022 to 25 November 2022).
In its final decision the FEI Tribunal disqualified the horse from the event and imposed an 18-month ineligibility period on the athlete; the provisional suspension she already served shall be credited against the imposed ineligibility period. She was also fined CHF 5,000.
The full Decision is available here.
Separately, the FEI has announced new adverse analytical findings (AAF) involving equine prohibited substances. The Endurance cases below involve *Banned Substances and in each case the athlete and trainer have been provisionally suspended. The horses have also been provisionally suspended for two months from the date of notification.
Case 2023/BS02:
Horse: Intruso Del Reparo (106GW63/BRN)
Person Responsible: Abrahim Alyahya (FEI ID 10204085/KSA)
Trainer: Khalifa Saad Sharida Mubarak (FEI ID 10043686/BRN)
Event: CEI1* 100 - Sakhir, Bahrain International Endurance Village (BRN), 08–10.12.2022
Prohibited Substance(s): Boldenone
Date of notification: 12 January 2023
Case 2023/BS01:
Horse: Zaime (106SS76/QAT)
Person Responsible: Mohd Jubal Ahmed Sayadur Rahman (FEI ID 10093895/QAT)
Trainer: Jassim Hilal H Abuhadoud (FEI ID 10030706/QAT)
Event: CEI1*100 - Doha, Mesaieed (QAT), 11–12.11.22
Prohibited Substance(s): 5α-estrane-3β, 17α-diol, Cobalt
Date of notification: 13 March 2023
Case 2023/BS03:
Horse: Hera Durances (106FU45/BRN)
Person Responsible: Abdulrahman Mohammed Alzayed (FEI ID 10026481/BRN)
Trainer: Muhammad Abbas Khalid (FEI ID 10220213/BRN)
Event: CH-M-E- Butheeb (UAE), 20-26.02.2023
Prohibited Substance(s): Stanozolol, 16-beta-hydroxystanozolol
Date of notification: 20 March 2023
Notes to Editors:
FEI Equine Prohibited Substances
The FEI Prohibited Substances List is divided into two sections: Controlled Medication and *Banned Substances. Controlled Medication substances are medications that are regularly used to treat horses, but which must have been cleared from the horse’s system by the time of competition. Banned (doping) Substances should never be found in the body of the horse and are prohibited at all times.
In the case of an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for a Banned Substance, the Person Responsible (PR) is automatically provisionally suspended from the date of notification (with the exception of certain cases involving a Prohibited Substance which is also a **Specified Substance). The horse is provisionally suspended for two months.
Information on all substances is available on the searchable FEI Equine Prohibited Substances Database.
FEI Clean Sport - human athletes
The FEI is part of the collaborative worldwide movement for doping-free sport led by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The aim of this movement is to protect fair competition as well as athlete health and welfare.
WADA’s Prohibited List identifies the substances and methods prohibited in- and out-of-competition, and in particular sports. The substances and methods on the List are classified by different categories (e.g., steroids, stimulants, gene doping).
As a WADA Code Signatory, the FEI runs a testing programme for human athletes based on WADA’s List of Prohibited List of Substances and Methods and on the Code-compliant FEI Anti-Doping Rules for Human Athletes (ADRHA).
For further information, please consult the Clean Sport section of the FEI website here.
Following strictly applied protocols and measures to minimise the risk of transmission in response to the EHV-1 outbreak in Oliva (ESP) in February 2023, it has now been confirmed by the Organising Committee that the last remaining horses at the venue returned negative EHV-1 tests on 15 March, and have since left the premises.
As communicated in the FEI Update on 2 March, MAPA, supported by the FEI Veterinary Department, had decided to extend the initial safety measures, requiring horses to present a first negative sample, followed by a second sample to be taken 14 days later and a third on day 15. All three samples needed to be negative in order for a horse to be released.
This protocol has now been completed for all the concerned horses in Oliva, with the Organising Committee expressing their gratitude to all involved for the good collaboration.
“We are very happy that the last ten horses are able to leave the venue, following the confirmed cases of EHV-1 that occurred during Spring MET II 2023,” Event Director Bettina Pöhls says.
“We would like to thank everyone involved for their efforts: The FEI, the Valencia Veterinary Department, the Veterinarian Department OCA La Safor, the Spanish Equestrian Federation, the University Equine Hospital in Valencia, VISAVET laboratory, the Veterinarians being in Oliva, the various national federations, and of course all the grooms and the riders. They all contributed towards making it possible to keep the situation under control. We wish the last horses, grooms and riders a safe trip back home.”
The OC has also confirmed they will be resuming competition, and are now preparing for Spring MET IV which will take place from 4 to 23 April.
“The FEI would like to take this opportunity to reiterate the words of gratitude and thanks expressed by the Oliva Organising Committee to all concerned individuals, organisations and agencies throughout this process”, commented FEI Veterinary Director Göran Åkerström.
“Preventing and minimising the risk of disease transmission is a collective effort which we must all embrace wholeheartedly. We have very efficient systems to manage an outbreak thanks to competent national authorities but also thorough protocols in place – and this was exemplified in Oliva. We also have very efficient systems to prevent and minimise the spread of disease through the FEI Horse Health Requirements.
“We understand the requirements can be demanding, but we also believe that the inconvenience is a very small price to pay for the safety of our horses, let alone the added insights every groom, rider and owner can gain by monitoring their horses more closely. Taking and registering correct body temperatures is absolutely critical and it really is a win-win situation, this is the message we want everyone to share and encourage within the community. We all have a role to play when it comes to enhancing our biosecurity ecosystem - and by working together and in the same direction, applying the different measures in place, we are stronger and more effective.”
About Horse Health Requirements
In accordance with the FEI Veterinary Regulations 2023 the Horse Health Requirements have been rolled out globally as of 1 January 2022. Derived from the EHV-1 By-Laws, applied in Mainland Europe from 31 May to 31 December 2021, the Horse Health Requirements have been put in place to:
All information in relation to the Horse Health Requirements is available on the dedicated Horse Health Requirements hub including dedicated Q&As for Athletes & Grooms, FEI Veterinarians, and Organising Committees.
Should you have any questions regarding this matter, don’t hesitate to contact the FEI Veterinary Department
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