18 March 2022

Don’t forget: take your horse(s) temperature 3 days before going to an international competition

Last season the FEI introduced the FEI Horse App and it is compulsory again to use this app this season as well. Please make sure that you take two daily temperature readings for every competing horse for the three days before arriving at an FEI Event and register this in the app. You will also need to fill in the Horse Health FEI Self-Certification Form for all Horses attending an FEI Event.

Take the temperature 3 days before and on every competition day

For clarification, the three days prior to your arrival at the Event are calculated as per this example: If you plan to arrive at the Event on the Thursday, you will have to enter the temperatures (2 x per day) for the three preceding days, which are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Horse Health FEI Self-certification Form be filled in and submitted via the FEI HorseApp the day before or day of arrival at an FEI Event.

Make sure that temperature recordings are entered twice a day from arrival until departure.

Tips:

• Remember to bring your own thermometer to the Event and make sure it is readily available at arrival as you will have to take the temperature of each horse after unloading them.
• Make sure to be accompanied by a second person when presenting your horse for temperature taking, in order to have one person handle the horse and the second person to take the rectal temperature. It is not the responsibility of FEI Veterinarians or FEI Officials to handle your horse when the temperature is being taken.

Click here for all info on the FEI site.

Photo: Krisztina Horváth