Requirements

Each Stakeholder will find dedicated information below regarding the Horse Health Requirements.

Each section contains information, guidelines and tutorials on how to use the FEI HorseApp.

A useful timeline & action chart can be consulted here.

  • Horse Health Requirements for Athletes & Grooms

    Athletes, Grooms, Owners etc. must fulfil the Horse Health Requirements for each Horse that will be present at an FEI Event.

    Grooms can create a FEI ID account to be able to connect to the FEI HorseApp. Click here for details.

    Click here for all information regarding the FEI HorseApp

    1. Take two daily temperature readings for every Horse that will be present at an FEI Event for the three days leading up to the arrival at an FEI Event

    ​​ Enter the two daily temperature recordings in the FEI HorseApp on a daily basis prior to arriving at an FEI Event.

    ​​ Guidelines on how to enter temperatures on the FEI HorseApp can be found here.

    ​​ For clarification, the three days prior to your arrival at the Event are calculated as per this example: If you plan to arrive at the Event on the Thursday, you will have to enter the temperatures for the three preceding days, which are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

    2. Fill in the Horse Health FEI Self-Certification Form for all Horses attending an FEI Event

    ​​ To be filled in and submitted via the FEI HorseApp the day before or day of arrival at an FEI Event.

    ​​ Guidelines on how to fill in the FEI Self-Certification Form can be found here.

    3. Taking and entering of two daily temperature readings for each Horse whilst at an FEI Event

    ​​ To be entered in the FEI HorseApp on a daily basis.
    Make sure that temperature recordings are entered twice a day from arrival until departure.

    ​​ Guidelines on how to enter temperatures on the FEI HorseApp can be found here.

    Extra Information

    • Remember to bring your own thermometer to the Event and make sure it is readily available at arrival as you will have to take the temperature of each horse after unloading them.
    • Make sure to be accompanied by a second person when presenting your horse for temperature taking, in order to have one person handle the horse and the second person to take the rectal temperature. It is not the responsibility of FEI Veterinarians or FEI Officials to handle your horse when the temperature is being taken.  
    • We encourage you to record extra temperatures before an FEI Event in order to ensure that you are able to enter this information on the FEI HorseApp if necessary.

    Tutorials and Guidelines

    A timeline summary of what you need to do can be found here.

    Online guidelines, videos and tutorials for Athletes and Grooms can be found here.

    Information on the FEI HorseApp can be found here.

  • Horse Health Requirements for FEI Veterinarians

    As per the FEI Veterinary Regulations, it is mandatory to use the FEI HorseApp to perform the Examination on Arrival and to consult and monitor the daily temperatures of all Horses stabled at a FEI Event.

    Click here for all information regarding the FEI HorseApp

    Examination on Arrival

    The Examination on Arrival is compulsory for all FEI Events in accordance with Art. 1029 of the FEI Veterinary Regulations. It is the responsibility of the Veterinary Delegate/President of the Vet Commission to organise and coordinate the Examination on Arrival process, as well as ensuring all biosecurity measures are in place and respected.

    Click here to watch a comprehensive video of how to perform the Examination on Arrival at a FEI Event.

    Examination on Arrival

    You have two options to perform the Examination on Arrival depending on the Venue capacity and how the OCs have organised the facilities:

    1. Perform the examination in a dedicated, quiet and safe area as soon as the Horse is unloaded from the truck/lorry
    2. If option 1 is not possible, perform the examination in the stable area assigned to the Horse, respecting all biosecurity protocols

    Perform the Examination on Arrival as per Art. 1029 of the FEI Veterinary Regulations:

    - Connect your microchip reader to the FEI HorseApp and scan the Horse' microchip to correctly identify the Horse

    - Click here to see which microchip readers are compatible with the FEI HorseApp

    - Check the Horse' passport, vaccinations and examine the Horse for any visible signs of infectious disease

    - Check that the temperatures prior to arrival have been submitted as well as the Self-Certification Form. Click here for details.

    - Enter the Horse' rectal temperature that the Athlete/Groom has taken in the FEI HorseApp

    - Click here to see how to use the FEI HorseApp during the Examination on Arrival

    Extra Information

    • Examination on Arrival includes temperature taking. Please make sure the Athlete/Groom takes the Horse' rectal temperature using their own thermometer. Do not use your own thermometer.
    • A Horse with a temperature of 38.5°C/101.3°F or higher and any other Horse travelling with it, must be put into isolation. Please instruct the Athlete/Groom on the measures regarding the isolation of Horses.
    • The temperature of a Horse put into isolation can be taken again at a later stage and, if back to normal and after the assessment of the FEI Veterinary Delegate, the Horse may be allowed to return to the main stables.
    • All the Horses that are stabled in the FEI stables must be registered in the FEI Database with a FEI ID number, examined on arrival and fulfil the Horse Health Requirements even if they are not competing in the FEI Event.

    Temperature Checks

    In accordance with the FEI Veterinary Regulations, the rectal temperatures of each Horse must be taken and entered in the FEI HorseApp by the Athlete/Groom twice a day whilst at an FEI Event.

    As Veterinarian, you are able to consult the daily temperatures directly on the FEI HorseApp in the Temperature Check section.

    Tutorials and Guidelines

    Online guidelines, videos and tutorials for FEI Veterinarians can be found here.

    Information on the FEI HorseApp can be found here

    Click here for an overview and timeline of the Horse Health Requirements

     

  • Horse Health Requirements for Organising Committees

    Organising Committees have an important role to play in ensuring that the Horse Health Requirements are fulfilled in conjunction with the FEI Veterinarians and the Examination on Arrival process.

    Click here for all information regarding the FEI HorseApp

    Why do you need to check-out Horses from your Event?

    1. For biosecurity reasons

    		 The check-out of Horses by the FEI Event Organiser is part of FEI Horse traceability management. Together with the Examination on Arrival conducted by FEI Veterinarians and the Horse Health Requirements, all actors contribute to ensuring an acceptable level of biosecurity
    2. For Horse movement To assist in enforcing various Animal Health Laws around the world and to assist in maintaining the high health status of FEI registered horses witin the European Union and elsewhere.
    When do you need to check-out the Horse from your Event?

    ​​ The day the Horse leaves the FEI Event Venue
    ​​ Horses should be checked out via the FEI HorseApp when you give the FEI documents/Horse passports back to the Athlete/Owner
    Do NOT check Horses out the day after or several days after the Horse has left your Venue. It is important for Horse traceability that it is done the day the Horse leaves the Venue.
    How to check-out Horses from your Event
    You must use the FEI HorseApp to check-out Horses from your Event
    You must make sure to check-out the correct Horse - please make sure the FEI ID number and Name match
    Guidelines on how to check-out Horses via the FEI HorseApp can be found here
    What happens if you don't check the Horses out from your Event?
    Athletes and Horses can be incorrectly sanctioned for missing temperature recordings
    The traceability of the Horse is not guaranteed
    Organising Committees will be warned and subsequently sanctioned in cases of repeated offence

    Extra Information

    The Examination on Arrival is performed by the FEI Veterinarians as soon as the Horse arrives at the Venue using the specific functionalities on the FEI HorseApp. There are two different protocols that can be applied depending on the configuration of your Venue.

    FEI Veterinarians are responsible for the examination of all Horses. However as an Event Organiser, you have the overall responsibility, in accordance with Art. 1010 and 1027 of the FEI Veterinary Regulations, to organise facilities for the Examination on Arrival and ensure the Examination on Arrival is performed in accordance with Art. 1029 of the FEI Veterinary Regulations. A sufficient number of Veterinarians must be available on the day the horses arrive, to ensure that the procedure can be run correctly and in a timely manner.

    On the day of departure for each Horse, the Organising Committees also have the responsibility to check-out all the Horses present at the FEI Venue on the FEI HorseApp.

    Tutorials and Guidelines

    Information on the FEI HorseApp can be found here

    Click here for an overview and timeline of the Horse Health Requirements

     

  • Horse Health Requirements for FEI Officials

    FEI Officials assigned to a FEI Event are able to consult the daily temperature recordings of all Horses stabled at the FEI Event.

    Click here for all information regarding the FEI HorseApp

    Temperature Checks

    In accordance with the FEI Veterinary Regulations, the rectal temperatures of each horse must be taken and entered in the FEI HorseApp by the Athlete/Groom twice a day whilst at an FEI Event.

    As FEI Official, you are able to consult the daily temperatures directly on the FEI HorseApp in the Temperature Check section.

    Tutorials and Guidelines

    Information on the FEI HorseApp can be found here

    Click here for an overview and timeline of the Horse Health Requirements

     

  • Horse Health Requirements for National Federations

    National Federations need to be aware of the Horse Health Requirements to be able to assist their Athletes, Grooms, Owners and Person's Responsible to comply with the FEI Veterinary Regulations

    Click here for all information regarding the FEI HorseApp

    Sanctions for non-compliance

    Sanctions for non-compliance have been introduced worldwide as of 1 September 2022. ALL Horses competing at ALL FEI Events worldwide must fulfil the Horse Health Requirements via the FEI HorseApp. You can find the Sanctions listed in Annex VI of the FEI Veterinary Regulations.

    The updated sanctions, as approved by the FEI Board, are applicable for all FEI Events as of Monday 4 July 2022. An overview can be found here.

    If the Horse Health Requirements have not been fulfilled and a sanction/fine is to be issued, the National Federation of the Athlete competing the Horse at the given FEI Event will be invoiced by the FEI.

    The National Federation will need to follow-up directly with their Athletes in accordance with their internal procedures.

    Tutorials and Guidelines

    Information, step-by-step procedures and videos that can assist your Athletes and Grooms to use the FEI HorseApp can be found here.

    Detailed guidelines for your FEI Veterinarians can be found here.

    Information on the FEI HorseApp can be found here.

     

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