In the Atlanta Olympics there were all sorts of regulations on the
foreign horses - stall time, combing and searching for ticks before and
after they were out, etc. Those were a compromise reached by the USOC
and the USDA to even allow the horses in the US. The USDA is quite
serious about not having new diseases introduced in the US and I expect
the State of KY is even more serious given the impact it could have.
Some years back the US horses tested positive for a tick borne disease
after the WEC in Spain. They either had to be treated and quarantined
(in Europe) until they could be verified disease free before they could
be brought back to the US. A few were sold in Europe and not brought
back.
Truman
Elizabeth Walker wrote:
Kind of strange ...
I understand that Kentucky Horse Park would want to be very
careful, but I don't quite understand why the horses couldn't stand for
best condition.
I'm assuming it had something to do with the requirement of Last
In/First Out. Still, given that this is an STD, some of it seems a bit
overboard. The escorting makes sense, as does the quarantine quarters,
but I don't get the reasoning for the Last In / First Out. The horses
are going to be mingling with other horses during the race, and they
are going to be walking over the grounds and the course. I suppose it
could be to keep the exposure time to a minimum, but I can't see that
it would be particularly effective.
Steph, could you ask Mary if she knows? I'm just curious.
On Oct 20, 2009, at 6:52 PM, stephanie teeter wrote:
fyi - on early departure of UAE transported horses:
Mary was a volunteer guarding the UAE quarantine barn. there
were extra precautions taken because the mares were "CEM suspect" (CEM
is a STD)
Steph
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"The opposite
of a correct statement is a false statement. The opposite of a profound
truth
may well be another profound truth." Neils
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