Sat, 05/08/2021 - 14:40
France
French Grand Prix riders have started a mass exodus from the 2021 CDI Ornago in Italy today after fellow team rider Morgan Barbançon reported two EHV-1 positive horses, one at home and one at the show.
EHV- 1 Outbreak in Barbançon s Stable
French team rider Morgan Barbançon was supposed to compete Sir Donnerhall II, Black Pearl and Deadoro in the 2021 CDI Ornaga at the Malaspina equestrian centre on 6 - 9 April 2021.
After a last training session with her coach Dorothee Schneider, she began the journey to Italy and arrived at the show grounds. However, her Italian stay did not last long and Barbançon returned home before yesterday s Grand Prix class.
FEI cancels European events due to equine virus Thursday, 4 March 2021
The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has cancelled international events in 10 countries in mainland Europe following the outbreak of an aggressive strain of the neurological form of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) in at least four nations.
All events on the continent have been called off until March 28 due to the outbreak, which started in Valencia in Spain on February 22 and has already been found in three other European countries.
A senior official described it as probably the most serious we have had in Europe for many decades .
The decision applies to all FEI disciplines, but ongoing Jumping Tour competitions on the Iberian Peninsula, as well as in Italy and Belgium, will continue under individual bubbles in order to prevent swathes of horses departing simultaneously.
FEI cancels European mainland events due to EHV-1 (neurological form) 03/02/21
The FEI has cancelled international events in 10 countries on the European mainland with immediate effect and until 28 March 2021 due to the rapid evolution of a very aggressive strain of the neurological form of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1), which originated in Valencia (ESP) and has already resulted in related outbreaks in at least three other countries in Europe.
This decision applies to all FEI disciplines, but in order to prevent huge numbers of horses simultaneously departing the Jumping Tours on the Iberian Peninsula, in Italy and Belgium that have been ongoing for a number of weeks, these specific Tours will be allowed to continue as individual “bubbles” on the condition that absolutely no new horses are allowed to enter the venues and no positive cases of EHV-1 are confirmed.
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