USDA HORSE PROTECTION ACTIVITY REPORT

DATE(S) USDA ATTENDED EVENT: 08/19/22-08/20/22

NAME OF EVENT: 97th Annual State Fair of West Virginia Horse Show

CITY AND STATE: Lewisburg, WV

HIO: KY-HIO

TYPE OF EVENT (SHOW, SALE, EXHIBITION OR AUCTION): Show

EVENT TOTALS PADDED FLAT

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Number of Classes Scheduled 15 46 1 62

Number of Classes Cancelled 3 4 0 7

Total Number of Classes 12 42 1 55

Number of Entries 19 218 1 238

Number of Entries Scratched Prior To Inspection 2 14 0 16

Total Number of Entries Inspected by DQPs 29 246 2 277

DQP FINDINGS PADDED FLAT PERF TOTALS

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during primary inspection

1 1 0 2

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during returned inspection

0 0 0 0

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during referral inspection

0 0 0 0

Total number of HPA noncompliances detected by DQPs 1 1 0 2

Total number of non-HPA noncompliances detected by DQPs 0 0 0 0

Number of horses disqualified after receiving DQPs inspection results for 

HPA noncompliances 1 1 0 2

Number of horses disqualified after receiving DQPs inspection results for 

non-HPA noncompliances 0 0 0 0

Note: Total scratches reflect all horses that were registered and listed on the class sheets but didn’t check-in for inspection.
USDA FINDINGS PADDED FLAT

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Number Pre-show Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 6 15 1 22

Number Post-show Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 2 8 1 11

Total Number of Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 8 23 2 33

Number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs and returned to 

DQPs 0 0 0 0

Number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs and referred to 

DQPs 0 0 0 0

Total number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs 0 0 0 0

Number of HPA noncompliances referred by USDA VMOs to Event 

Management for disqualification 0 0 0 0

Number of horses disqualified by Event Management after receiving USDA 

VMOs inspection results 0 0 0 0

MANAGEMENT ACTION PADDED FLAT

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Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Event Management for HPA 

noncompliances 1 1 0 2

Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Event Management for non-HPA 

noncompliances 0 0 0 0

Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Event Management 1 1 0 2

HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (DQP PRE-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

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Bilateral Sensitivity 0 0 0 0

Unilateral Sensitivity 0 0 0 0

Scar Rule 0 1 0 1

Prohibited Substance 0 0 0 0

Action Devices 0 0 0 0

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0

NON HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0
HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (DQP POST-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

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Bilateral Sensitivity 0 0 0 0

Unilateral Sensitivity 0 0 0 0

Scar Rule 0 0 0 0

Prohibited Substance 0 0 0 0

Action Devices 0 0 0 0

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: inflammation 1 0 0 1

NON HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0

HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (VMO PRE-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

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Bilateral Sensitivity 0 0 0 0

Unilateral Sensitivity 0 0 0 0

Scar Rule 0 0 0 0

Prohibited Substance 0 0 0 0

Action Devices 0 0 0 0

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0

HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (VMO POST-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

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Bilateral Sensitivity 0 0 0 0

Unilateral Sensitivity 0 0 0 0

Scar Rule 0 0 0 0

Prohibited Substance 0 0 0 0

Action Devices 0 0 0 0

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0
DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY (DR) IMAGING PADDED FLAT

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Number of Horses Radiographed 0 0 0 0

Number of Horses with Prohibited Metal/Object Present 0 0 0 0

Number of Horses with Other - please specify: 0 0 0 0

Horses Found Noncompliant by DQPs (USDA referred to DQP based on DR 

results) 0 0 0 0

PROHIBITED SUBSTANCE TESTING (Swab Sample) PADDED FLAT

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Number of Horses Swabbed 5 24 1 30

IRIS IMAGING PADDED FLAT

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Number of Horses Imaged 1 28 0 29