USDA HORSE PROTECTION ACTIVITY REPORT

DATE(S) USDA ATTENDED EVENT: 03/17/22-03/19/22

NAME OF EVENT: 54th Annual National Walking Horse Trainers' Show

CITY AND STATE: Shelbyville, TN

HIO: SHOW

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

EVENT TOTALS PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Number of Classes Scheduled 38 18 1 57

Number of Classes Cancelled 3 0 0 3

Total Number of Classes 35 18 1 54

Number of Entries 165 71 6 242

Number of Entries Scratched Prior To Inspection 11 2 0 13

Total Number of Entries Inspected by DQPs 189 87 7 283

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during primary inspection

16 1 1 18

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during returned 

inspection 0 0 0 0

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during referral inspection

8 0 1 9

Total number of HPA noncompliances detected by DQPs 24 1 2 27

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 23 1 2 26

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.

DQP FINDINGS
Number Pre-show Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 38 6 1 45

Number Post-show Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 19 1 1 21

Total Number of Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 57 7 2 66

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 8 1 0 9

Total number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs 21 1 0 22

Number of HPA noncompliances referred by USDA VMOs to Event 

Management for disqualification 13 0 0 13

Number of horses disqualified by Event Management after receiving USDA 

VMOs inspection results 12 0 0 12

Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Event Management for HPA 

noncompliances 35 1 2 38

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

noncompliances 0 0 0 0

Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Event Management 35 1 2 38

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

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral 2 0 1 3

Unilateral 10 1 0 11

Scar Rule 1 0 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

USDA FINDINGS

MANAGEMENT ACTION
HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (DQP POST-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral 1 0 0 1

Unilateral 1 0 1 2

Scar Rule 2 0 0 2

Prohibited Substance 0 0 0 0

Action Devices 1 0 0 1

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: inflammation 6 0 0 6

NON HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0

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

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral 2 0 0 2

Unilateral 6 0 0 6

Scar Rule 3 0 0 3

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

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

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral 1 0 0 1

Unilateral 1 0 1 2

Scar Rule 3 0 0 3

Prohibited Substance 0 0 0 0

Action Devices 1 0 0 1

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: inflammation 3 0 0 3
DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY (DR) PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Number of Horses Radiographed 15 1 0 16

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

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Number of Horses Swabbed 33 6 1 40