USEF Approves Further Investigation Into Depo-Provera Use

The board also approved a ban on injectable magnesium sulfate and will assess pergolide use for PPID horses.
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On July 25, the U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF) Board of Directors voted to approve the Phase I recommendations of the USEF Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (MPA) Panel on the continued investigation, research, and analysis of the use of MPA, commonly referred to as Depo-Provera, in competition horses.

The panel recommended that, beginning Sept. 1, 2017, the USEF would require medication report forms to be filed for horses treated with MPA if the horse had received treatment within three months of the competition start date. This data, along with additional proprietary research, will be assessed once available and further recommendations, if indicated, will be made at that time. An online version of the medication report form will be made available and a penalty incurred for not filing the report.

There are differing opinions on the use of MPA and its effects. The USEF said this recommendation is a methodical and careful step in the process, allowing time for the USEF to collect and analyze data for a better understanding of how MPA is being used and its effects on competition horses, as well as assisting in the determination of withdrawal times.

Following the 2017 USEF Annual Meeting in January, USEF President Murray Kessler created a panel to investigate, analyze, and make recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning the use of MPA. The USEF MPA Panel consists of USEF Vice President Elisabeth Goth, U.S. Dressage rider and trainer Laura Graves, U.S. Hunter/Jumper rider and trainer Geoff Teall, and USEF Veterinary and Equine Drugs and Medications Chair Kent Allen, DVM

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