Equine Surface Experts Reach Footing Consensus

The experts agree that research results could evolve into standards that can help protect horses and riders.
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Experts from three continents gathered at a special two-day equine surfaces forum held at the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, last month.

Thirty-six equine, veterinary, and footing specialists from Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Switzerland, the U.K., and the United States came together to discuss standards for arena surfaces in jumping.

The forum, which was opened by FEI President Ingmar De Vos, was held just over a year since the Equine Surfaces White Paper, the world’s most extensive study into the effect of arena surfaces on sport horses’ orthopedic health, was published.

Dr. Harald Müller, FEI director of education and standards, was joined on the speaker panel by John Roche, FEI director of jumping; John McEwen, chair of the FEI veterinary committee; and Mick Peterson, PhD, executive director of the Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory and a mechanical engineering professor at the University of Maine

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