USDA HORSE PROTECTION ACTIVITY REPORT

DATE(S) USDA ATTENDED EVENT: 10/08/21-10/09/21

NAME OF EVENT: The Appalachian Championships

CITY AND STATE: Winfield, WV

HIO: AHS

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

EVENT TOTALS PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Number of Classes Scheduled 31 41 2 74

Number of Classes Cancelled 7 1 0 8

Total Number of Classes 24 40 2 66

Number of Entries 75 208 4 287

Number of Entries Scratched Prior To Inspection 9 40 0 49

Total Number of Entries Inspected by DQPs 90 208 6 304

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during primary inspection

1 0 0 1

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during returned 

inspection 2 0 0 2

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during referral inspection

7 0 0 7

Total number of HPA noncompliances detected by DQPs 10 0 0 10

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 8 0 0 8

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 21 6 3 30

Number Post-show Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 21 13 2 36

Total Number of Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 42 19 5 66

Number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs and returned to 

DQPs 3 0 0 3

Number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs and referred to 

DQPs 7 0 0 7

Total number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs 10 0 0 10

Number of HPA noncompliances referred by USDA VMOs to Show 

Management for disqualification 0 0 0 0

Number of horses disqualified by Show Management after receiving USDA 

VMOs inspection results 0 0 0 0

Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Show Management for HPA 

noncompliances 8 0 0 8

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

noncompliances 0 0 0 0

Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Show Management 8 0 0 8

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

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral 0 0 0 0

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: 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 0 1

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: prohibited metal in pads, 

inflammation 5 0 0 5

NON HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0

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

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral 0 0 0 0

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: 0 0 0 0

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

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral 1 0 0 1

Unilateral 1 0 0 1

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: prohibited metal in pads, 

inflammation 5 0 0 5
DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY (DR) PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Number of Horses Radiographed 18 2 0 20

Number of Horses with Prohibited Metal/Object Present 1 0 0 1

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

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

results) 1 0 0 1

PROHIBITED SUBSTANCE TESTING (Swab Sample) PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Number of Horses Swabbed 16 6 2 24