FEI Course for NFs Secretaries General & Administrators Lausanne (SUI) - October 2019 Veterinary Department
FEI Core Values – Our Daily Work Equine Welfare Fair Play Public Perception 2
Quite a It’s all about the Horse! journey! Billy - Back Billy – from Back from Rio Rio… From herd living grass eater with a strong flight behaviour to international top athlete with only small changes in biology and behaviour. Equine welfare fundamentally is about meeting biological and behavioural needs. Our most important job is to ensure this within the context of Equestrian sports. 3
In the Home Stable! I’m very well Management pampered! Training Treatments Vaccinations Biosecurity Athlete/Trainer Groom Photo: Sofia Westborg Veterinarian Photo: HästSverige Our contribution – Regulations and Education through FEI Campus etc. 4
Going to FEI events… Boat is NOT my favorite! Air/Sea/Road Bordercrossing Veterinary Authorities (NVAs) Customs International agreements etc. Shipping agents Quarantines Our contribution – Facilitate SAFE International Horse Movement by standards, research, education and networking through a partnership with OIE and IFHA. Advisors to NF’s, OC’s, NVA’s and the European Commission 5
At the FEI Event Safe Stables Footing Safe Field of Play Emergency Services Health Services Post Mortem Facilities Our contribution – Regulate, educate, support, assign, follow up, sanction 6
Examination on Arrival - What do you mean Identification the flashes are not in the passport??? 7
Examination on Arrival - Biosecurity What at are e th they Better safe looki oking for? than sorry! Why? ? Vete terinar ary y De Delegate gate (VD) D) & & Vete terinar ary S y Servi vices Man anage ager ( (VSM) 8
Horse Inspection Vets are SO picky! Fundamental to ensure that only horses that are fit to t to co comp mpete are allowed to start. Our contribution – Regulate, educate, support, assign, follow up, sanction 9
Pony Measuring Training to be a pony! Ponie’s are small horses max.148.0 cm without shoes Why measure? -Level Playing Field! Our contribution – Regulate, assign, coordinate, logistics, support of Measuring Veterinarians & Legal Department 10
Limb Sensitivity - Jumping Why? Equine Welfare & Level Playing Field How? Thermographic examination and palpation by Examining Veterinarians Our contribution – Regulate, select events, liaise with Jumping Department and OCs, assign and support Examining Veterinarians 11
Limb Sensitivity – Abnormal Findings This is so sad… 12
Treating Horses before and during events Oh no! I’m allergic to bee stings.. Equine Prohibited Substances List - Banned Substances & Controlled Medication Treatment in an emergency – Veterinary Form A 13
EADCMP I’m not keen on needles!!! 146 testing vets in 49 countries 245 TTs in 42 countries 66 different countries 5120 horses sampled 5 testing labs 14
FEI Approved Labs I prefer the Sydney lab !! Quality assurance Research & development of analytical methods Technical assistance 15
Sample Results Management I’m negative!! Sam ampl ple Anal alysi sis (L (LAB) ) Pos ositi tive ves to FEI to FEI Legal gal Dept pt. FEI FEI Ve Veteri rinary ry Dep epartmen ment Re Revie iew Sam ampl pling Infor ormati tion on (TV/ V/VD VD) Negat gatives s pu publ blish shed on n websi bsite 16
This is what they do and how they do it! 17
Reporting Online V Vete terinar ary y Repor port t Could you please FEI Veterinarians and Permitted Equine Therapists report this • ridiculous Stable requirements • outfit? Vet Services • Biosecurity / isolation/ injuries / fatalities • Passports – totals and irregularities • Fines Violations to VR’s • Treatments • EADCMP testing • General feedback • 18
With all this knowledge, competition and travels will be a piece of cake Research & Development Global Injury Study – Endurance, Eventing – Glasgow University R&D - Traceable vaccine for African Horse Sickness Evaluation of Equine Influenza vaccines and tests OIE/IHSC IHSC Evaluation of test methods for Glanders System for electronic registration of vet data – FEI IT-Department 19
Expert Groups – Almost International top level members Nobel prize level!! Veterinary Committee – Regulations etc. Lab Group - Harmonisation List Group – EPSL Ad hoc groups – Physiotherapy etc . 20
Regulations are really so exciting!! Regulations etc. FEI Veterinary Regulations FEI Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Rules (EADCMRs) Equine Prohibited Substance List (EPSL) 21
FEI Veterinarians 4015 Permitted Treating Veterinarians 1172 Official Veterinarians 146 Testing Veterinarians Information Education Status Acquisition & Review Appointments Evaluation 22
Education Well educated indeed… Education System and Manuals Job Descriptions Veterinary Courses Course Calendar Course Directors Course Contents Our contribution – Train FEI veterinarians to best perform their duties at events, enforce FEI regulations and safeguard FEI values. Give them the opportunity to progress in their career. Encourage them to give back to the community. 23
All this just for me! Vi Vision Healthy happy horses in fair competitions on all levels everywhere at all times Missi ssion We are service-minded and provide systems to ensure and further develop the FEI veterinary fields of work 24
THANK YOU !! Thank you! 25
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