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

 

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