Page 1140 - The Veterinary Care of the Horse

Substances may be administered without the VC/VD’s and GJ’s prior authorization. A

Veterinary Form A must then be submitted for approval by the VC/VD and GJ. This does not
VetBooks.ir guarantee the horse will be considered fit to compete.

Permission must also be obtained from the VC/VD for administration of therapies not
listed on the EPSL that are given during FEI events using Veterinary Form B – ‘Treatments

with Non-Oral Medication and Therapies not included on the EPSL.’ This includes
substances such as intravenous rehydration fluids and antibiotics. Such treatments are usually
given in designated Treatment Boxes with the exception of oral preparations that can be

given in the horse’s stable.

At the time of writing, oral treatment with omeprazole, cimetidine and ranitidine for
equine gastric ulcer syndrome are permitted without the use of a veterinary form. Regumate ®

is allowed in mares with oestrous-related behavioural problems, and cyclosporine implants
and cyclosporine ophthalmic preparations are permitted without veterinary forms. These may

change and the current regulations should be checked before administering any drug.

Supportive therapies

Supportive therapies are divided into two classes.

Non-restricted Supportive Therapies include:

• Static magnetic rugs, leg and neck wraps

• Low frequency pulsed electromagnetic field (below 0.1 Tesla (1,000 Gauss)) machines,
e.g. battery powered magnetic rugs and leg wraps

• Laser therapy using Class I to III lasers

• Massage and massage equipment, e.g. Equissage ®

• Cooling equipment
• Light-emitting diode (LED) therapy devices

• Cooling and heating pads

• Ionic boots

• Kinesio-taping (only allowed in the FEI stable area).

• Vibration plates.

Restricted Supportive therapies include:

• Electrical current devices (e.g. TENS machines, NMES and H-wave)
• Therapeutic ultrasound