Lausanne (SUI), 29 May 2012 – The OIE and FEI called for new protocols for the movement of “high health, high performance” sport horses at the 80th General Session of the World Assembly of World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) Delegates in Paris last week.
The OIE and FEI are continuing their collaboration to define and create a sub-population of horses to reflect the high health status of top level, international equestrian sport horses.
The recognition of a lower disease risk among these horses would better facilitate their cross-border movement by national Veterinary Services.
“As a result of the high increase in international equestrian sport, important constraints to the movement of horses have been revealed. It is clear that there is a need to define the criteria for healthy, high performance horses as a sub-population, which reflects the low level of disease risk involved in their movement,” explained OIE Director General, Dr Bernard Vallat, as he opened the General Session on Sunday 20 May.
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