FIZO 2010 - FEIFFengur

FIZO 2010 E-32
Additional staff
• The organisers must appoint:
1) A show leader (if more than 10 participants).
2) Someone to register the horses, to prepare the computer- and paperwork
(previous results, assessment forms, breeding certificates and result lists).
3) A speaker for giving information to the audience.
4) Secretary / secretaries to the judges.
5) Members of an Arbitration Committee.
6) An official veterinary surgeon.
• The show leader shall:
a) supervise the running of the breeding show.
b) ensure that the communications between judges and riders work.
c) ensure that the judges can work undisturbed.
d) together with the chief judge, ensure that the current FIZO is upheld.
• Official veterinary surgeon and health status
At international breeding shows an official veterinarian is responsible for the good
health and well-being of the Icelandic horses taking part. The horses taking part
must be free from any infectious or contagious disease and must not come from
infected stock. Proof that the vaccination requirements stipulated in the schedule
have been adhered to must be provided on request.
If a horse appears to the majority of the judges or to the veterinarian to be unfit to
be shown (lameness, lack of fitness, doping etc.), the chief judge or the official
veterinarian can order a veterinary examination to be carried out. The decision on
whether the horse is fit for the showing rests with the official veterinarian.
There is no right of appeal.
• Health control
Every breeding horse that enters an International breeding show at the World
Championships must have passed a veterinary examination before its
presentation. The aim of the veterinary control is to encourage that only healthy
horses are presented at breeding shows and consequently used for breeding. The
purpose is also to collect statistics about the health status of the Icelandic horse.
The veterinary examination should be performed by a veterinarian with specific
knowledge about the Icelandic horse and the FIZO rules.
• General health control
The general health check at international breeding shows is in the responsibility of
each member country and according to the national regulations.
For stallions, the testicles are palpated and measured. The size of the testicles
(scrotal width) is measured and in the case of visible difference in the size of the
testicles, they are measured separately. Torsion of the testicles is noted as well as
abnormalities in the consistency of the testicles.