Canadians ‘disappointed’ at Olympic horse decision
Following the disqualification of the showjumping Equus caballus Victor from the Olympic Games inward London before this week, Equine Canada’s president Michael Gallagher says the federation supports the FEI’s hypersensitivity testing protocol, but is “disappointed amongst the outcome”.
“We fully back upwards the FEI inward its hypersensitivity testing protocol. This is an of import testing physical care for for the fairness of our sport together with for the welfare of the Equus caballus which must ever endure paramount.
“Victor, our squad horse, did direct maintain a minor but sensitive surface area on the coronary band equally a final result of a kid lesion. This resulted inward the disqualification of the Equus caballus inward accordance amongst the FEI’s hypersensitivity protocol,” Gallagher said.
“The Canadian Team is disappointed amongst the outcome, together with the touching on both on our squad together with the Olympic dreams of our athlete Tiffany Foster.
“Equine Canada appreciates that the FEI has shared amongst us the findings of the veterinary examinations.
“We besides give thank you lot the FEI together with its president, HRH Princess Haya Al Hussein, for making it clear that the disqualification inward no agency implies whatever incorrect doing on the business office of the Canadian Team, nor athlete Tiffany Foster.”
Less than i sixty minutes before the start of squad competition, scheduled to commence at 11am, FEI veterinarians entered Victor’s stall. Following a routine essay out of the Equus caballus inward its stall, Terrance Millar, Chef d’Equipe of the Canadian Olympic Team for Show Jumping, was informed that Foster was disqualified nether the FEI’s hypersensitivity protocol.
Millar lodged a protestation which was heard yesteryear the FEI Appeal Committee before the terminate of the competition. However, the protestation was denied based on Annex XI of the FEI Veterinary Regulations, which state: “there is no appeal against the determination of the Ground Jury to disqualify a Equus caballus for abnormal sensitivity from an event.”
The Veterinary Commission stated that the Equus caballus had an surface area of inflammation together with sensitivity on the left forelimb simply inward a higher house the hoof. There was no accusation of malpractice, but the Equus caballus was deemed unfit to compete yesteryear the Ground Jury together with was disqualified from the Second Qualifier of the Jumping contest at the Olympic Games on Tuesday morning.
The FEI General Regulations besides clearly nation that at that spot is no appeal against an elimination of a Equus caballus for veterinary reasons.
In a afterwards tilt from Equine Canada, Canadian Olympic Team Veterinarian for Jumping doc Sylvie Surprenant said Victor sustained a superficial cutting on the front end of the left front end coronary band. “In our thought the Equus caballus was stand upwards for to compete equally he showed no signs of lameness. However the FEI hypersensitivity protocol is such that if the Equus caballus is sensitive to the touch, regardless of the cause, the Equus caballus is disqualified. While the FEI rules for the hypersensitivity protocol were followed, nosotros believe that at that spot should endure a review of this protocol.”
Gallagher thus said further give-and-take of the hypersensitivity protocol was needed “to ensure a ease is reached betwixt the philosophical intent together with the real-world application”. Equine Canada lookedforward to playing a run inward those discussions along amongst other nations.
“Equine Canada wants to arrive clear that at that spot is absolutely no accusation of whatever wrongdoing on the business office of our athlete Tiffany Foster or whatever fellow member of the Canadian Team,” Gallagher said.
“Equine Canada fully stands behind together with supports our athlete Tiffany Foster, equally good equally our entire team. Everyone at Equine Canada together with the Canadian Olympic Team are disheartened together with extremely disappointed over the premature ending of Tiffany Foster’s Olympic dream, together with rest fiercely proud of both her incredible sportsmanship together with athletic achievements.”
FEI hypersensitivity protocol:
“The FEI has undertaken a review of the Protocol for Thermography together with Clinical Examination (Hypersensitivity of legs) which appears at Annex XI of the Veterinary Regulations (the “Annex XI Protocol”). As a final result of that review, together with inward an attempt to further strengthen the Annex XI Protocol, the FEI issued the next mandatory guidelines to the Annex XI Protocol to endure applied yesteryear the Veterinary Commissions appointed for FEI Events. Please endure advised that the guidelines below apply solely to the Annex XI Protocol together with make non apply to whatever other dominion or protocol whatsoever, including, but non limited to, Annex X of the Veterinary Regulations entitled “Bandage Control During FEI Events”.”
(i) all Horses that are tested pursuant to the Annex XI Protocol volition proceed to undergo a thermography essay out equally i business office of the evaluation physical care for for hypersensitivity,
(ii) no Horse may endure retroactively eliminated from a Competition pursuant to the Annex XI Protocol,
(iii) the Person Responsible or his or her designee volition endure presented amongst a written shape if his or her Equus caballus is disqualified for hypersensitivity that expressly describes the examination process together with the rights of the Person Responsible nether the circumstances; and
(iv) if whatever Horse is disqualified pursuant to the Protocol to a greater extent than than twelve (12) hours prior to a Competition, the Person Responsible or his or her designee volition endure advised that a written asking to the Ground Jury may endure submitted inside thirty minutes of beingness notified that the Horse is disqualified, for the Horse to endure re-examined pursuant to the Protocol. Such asking must endure granted together with the Horse volition endure re-examined prior to the next Competition at a fourth dimension determined yesteryear the Ground Jury on the 24-hour interval of the Competition. If upon re-examination it is non clear together with obvious that the Horse is unfit to compete due to signs of hypersensitivity, the Horse shall endure allowed to compete inward that next Competition. However, the Horse remains eligible for essay out nether the Annex XI Protocol throughout the entire Event. This specific written asking chance may only be exercised i (1) fourth dimension during whatever Event for the same horse.
Hypersensitivity inward equestrian competitions
Limb Sensitivity refers to the sensation perceived yesteryear horses inward their legs. When the sensation is increased beyond normal limits it is called hypersensitivity, when the sensation is below normal limits it is called hyposensitivity. Hypersensitivity tin move endure produced yesteryear a arrive at of normal occurrences, such equally insect stings, accidental self-inflicted injuries, peel infections etc. Hyposensitivity could final result from traumatic or surgical cutting of the nerves to that surface area of the limb (i.e. neurectomy.)
Hypersensitisation is the term used to define the artificial production of hypersensitivity. It is reverse to Equus caballus welfare together with fair play equally it could encourage horses to natural springtime to a greater extent than carefully together with higher.
Limb Sensitivity Examinations
During FEI Events, hypersensitivity examinations or assessments of the Equus caballus are based primarily on a clinical essay out using palpation (manual pressure) together with observation, but besides on Thermography (use of an infra-red photographic television camera to uncovering abnormal oestrus patterns on the skin).
If the examining veterinarians honor excessively sensitive limbs (hypersensitive), they volition brand a recommendation to the Ground Jury which thus decides whether the Equus caballus should endure disqualified. There is no appeal against the determination of the Ground Jury to disqualify a horse. Video is taken to tape the essay out together with findings.
However, if a Equus caballus is disqualified to a greater extent than than 12 hours prior to a contest for which it is qualified to compete, the Person Responsible may asking that the Equus caballus endure re-examined. Such a asking must endure made inside thirty minutes of the notification yesteryear the Ground Jury of the horse’s disqualification.
Horses amongst hypersensitive limbs are disqualified on the the world of Equus caballus welfare together with fair play; nevertheless hypersensitive limbs are non necessarily a final result of a manipulation to the legs, rather they tin move ofttimes endure a sign of infection or other injury.
Horses disqualified for hypersensitivity volition endure tested nether the Equine Anti-Doping together with Controlled Medication Regulations. For farther details of the Protocol for Thermography together with Clinical Examination – encounter Annex XI FEI 2012 Veterinary Regulations.
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