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e. Significant swelling
f. Microchip non-match
8) Horses passing the Arrival Exam will receive a set of colored stickers
indicating their eligibility to compete. This sticker must be displayed
on the horse’s competitor number(s).
9) If a horse is referred for follow up with a Secondary Veterinarian, and
upon examination the Secondary Veterinarian has the same findings as the first, the horse is entitled to a final, blind examination with a third veterinarian. This third examination may take place at a later time and/or at the horse’s stall and must be coordinated with the consulting veterinarian. Should the horse fail to pass all examinations, they will not be eligible to compete. They may stay on the grounds of the Horse Park but may not be ridden.
Procedural Notes
• The check-in and arrival exam process is led by the Show Secretary and Consulting Veterinarian. Veterinarians to staff the process will be provided by Official Veterinary Partner, Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, and aided by volunteers who need not be equine medical professionals.
• Check-in and arrival exam will be open Monday, October 5th 8 AM – 7 PM and Tuesday October 6th 8 AM - 5 PM. Competitors whose travel will keep them from completing the check-in and Arrival Exam process during those hours must contact show management in advance to make alternate plans.
• Horses may school at any time per the schooling schedule but will not be allowed to compete without a competitor number indicating a passing result on the Arrival Exam.
• Surface for the soundness exam will be a solid surface free of rocks and debris. Barefoot horses may wear boots.
• All horses must pass a soundness exam at the walk. However, judges still have the right to excuse horses that they feel are not sufficiently sound for the discipline they are being asked to com- pete in. Horses excused from the competition ring will be assessed by the Consulting Veterinarian and Chief Steward to determine if they should complete the competition.
• Those examining horses will do so with exam gloves unique to each horse.
• Exam equipment (thermometers, stethoscopes) will be cleaned with Clorox wipes after each horse.
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