EXHIBITOR NOTICE: PBIEC Update on EHV-1 Protocols For All Horses Effective Immediately

EXHIBITOR NOTICE: PBIEC Update on EHV-1 Protocols For All Horses Effective Immediately

After reading the advice of the FEI Veterinary Department, ESP Management will be implementing the same biosecurity protocols for all new entries for WEF 2022. Please see the updated information below:

• Anyone shipping horses into the PBIEC facility and any new back numbers processed will be required to sign a declaration stating that the horses entering the facility are healthy and have not been in a California competition after January 28th.

• For any horse that has been at a California competition after January 28th OR has been exposed to any horse that has been at a California competition after January 28th, one of the following criteria must be met and provided to ESP Management before being able to come to the PBIEC Show Grounds:

• Criteria One: Two samples taken using nasopharyngeal swabs must be analyzed by PCR testing on day 7 and day 14. Day 0 is considered to be the day your horse left the California competition. Both swabs must result in negative test results to EHV-1 in order to satisfy the requirements. If either of the tests generates a positive result, the horse must remain in isolation and be re-tested. It is necessary to have two negative test results, taken at least seven days apart to fulfill the FEI Veterinary Department requirements.

• Criteria Two: Or the horse must have been isolated outside of a California horse show facility for 21 days. A rectal temperature must be taken and recorded during the isolation period, and samples must be taken after day 21 using a nasopharyngeal swab to test for EHV-1 via PC analysis. Day 0 is considered to be the day your horse left the California competition. The swab must show a negative PC test result to EHV-1. If the test generates a positive result, the horse must remain in isolation for a further 7 days and be re-tested before it is allowed entrance to PBIEC.