International horse movements focus of summit
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More than sixty authorities representatives in addition to veterinary in addition to Equus caballus sport experts from 23 countries are inward Panama City this calendar week for a summit on the international induce of horses.
The talks own got been convened past times the World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) in addition to the FEI at a fourth dimension when participation inward equestrian sport has reached a tape high inward South America, in addition to amongst the Rio 2016 Olympic in addition to Paralympic Games on the horizon.
The summit, from Dec xi to 13, volition oculus on finding a solution to electrical flow import in addition to export procedures, which create non own got into consideration the lower risks of “high-health” sport horses, in addition to which are restricting the increase of top-level equestrian sport inward the region.
This year, to a greater extent than than 300 equestrian events governed past times the FEI own got taken house inward South America, amongst worldwide competitions growing past times 27% since 2008 to to a greater extent than than 3000 a year.
The clock is likewise ticking towards Rio 2016, when inward but over 1330 days South America volition host its outset Olympic in addition to Paralympic Equestrian competitions.
The experts heading to Panama City volition focus on updating their electrical flow biosecurity protocols, which be to protect animate beingness in addition to human populations against the run a peril of affliction spread, inward social club to permit “high-health, high performance” sport horses to go safely in addition to swiftly across borders.
“Horse sport inward South America already has a huge economical impact, creating tens of thousands of jobs in addition to sustaining many industries associated amongst the sport,” said Princess Haya, FEI President in addition to OIE Goodwill Ambassador.
“In the stitch to the Rio 2016 Olympic in addition to Paralympic Games, at that topographic point volition go several one 1000 to a greater extent than equestrian events across South America but to sustain in addition to promote this growth, horses must go able to displace without difficulty across borders to compete piece nosotros ensure biosecurity protocols are adhered to.”
Canada is represented at the summit past times Vel Evans, Equine Canada Industry consultant, in addition to D. Mary Bell, a practising veterinary in addition to chair of the Equine Canada Health in addition to Welfare committee.
“In the illustration of Canada, success of this first should polish the means for horses competing inward the Pan-Am games inward 2015 inward Toronto, Ontario,” said doc Bell.
“It volition go of value for FEI competitions inward Canada in addition to for Canadian horses competing inward FEI competitions throughout the Americas.”
The OIE in addition to FEI organised a articulation conference during the Pan American Games inward Guadalajara, Mexico, inward 2011, focusing on the international induce of horses. They own got since worked amongst a global network of government, veterinary in addition to Equus caballus sport specialists to assist improve the induce of high-health, high-performance sport horses.
Of the summit, Princess Haya said: “Together, nosotros volition institute a ameliorate organisation that plant for everyone earlier Rio 2016 in addition to that volition ensure that Equus caballus sport continues to flourish inward the region.”
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