USDA HORSE PROTECTION ACTIVITY REPORT

DATE(S) USDA ATTENDED EVENT: 04/08/22-04/09/22

NAME OF EVENT: Southern Championship Charity Horse Show

CITY AND STATE: Decatur, AL

HIO: AHS

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

EVENT TOTALS PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Number of Classes Scheduled 36 18 2 56

Number of Classes Cancelled 0 2 0 2

Total Number of Classes 36 16 2 54

Number of Entries 166 44 13 223

Number of Entries Scratched Prior To Inspection 13 5 1 19

Total Number of Entries Inspected by DQPs 189 55 14 258

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during primary inspection

7 0 0 7

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during returned inspection

0 0 0 0

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during referral inspection

2 0 0 2

Total number of HPA noncompliances detected by DQPs 9 0 0 9

Total number of non-HPA noncompliances detected by DQPs 3 0 0 3

Number of horses disqualified after receiving DQPs inspection results for 

HPA noncompliances 9 0 0 9

Number of horses disqualified after receiving DQPs inspection results for 

non-HPA noncompliances 3 0 0 3

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 33 1 3 37

Number Post-show Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 4 0 0 4

Total Number of Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 37 1 3 41

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 2 0 0 2

Total number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs 11 0 0 11

Number of HPA noncompliances referred by USDA VMOs to Event 

Management for disqualification 9 0 0 9

Number of horses disqualified by Event Management after receiving USDA 

VMOs inspection results 7 0 0 7

Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Event Management for HPA 

noncompliances 16 0 0 16

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

noncompliances 3 0 0 3

Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Event Management 19 0 0 19

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

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral 0 0 0 0

Unilateral 3 0 0 3

Scar Rule 2 0 0 2

Prohibited Substance 1 0 0 1

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: unruly, unacceptable 

locomotion, stewarding 3 0 0 3

USDA FINDINGS

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

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral 0 0 0 0

Unilateral 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 3 0 0 3

NON HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0

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

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral 5 0 0 5

Unilateral 1 0 0 1

Scar Rule 2 0 0 2

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: refusal of inspection 1 0 0 1

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

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral 0 0 0 0

Unilateral 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 2 0 0 2
DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY (DR) PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

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

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Number of Horses Swabbed 15 5 6 26