Posted : August 17, 2010
NSAID debate "long overdue" says FEI president
FEI president HRH Princess Haya claimed the organisation's congress on the use of NSAIDs in competition was "long overdue" and declared it "the first real opportunity to bring together all the new science on NSAIDs" since the FEI's ban on their use in 1993.
FEI president HRH Princess Haya claimed the organisation's congress on the use of NSAIDs in competition was "long overdue" and declared it "the first real opportunity to bring together all the new science on NSAIDs" since the FEI's ban on their use in 1993.
Speaking on the first day of congress yesterday (August 16), she told delegates: "Knowledge and an understanding of all aspects in the debate on NSAIDs is key to an informed decision.
"What we all most want from this congress above all else is to give us, the FEI family, the tools and the confidence to have the wisdom to do what we all so clearly have shown we want to do - that is what is right for our partner, the horse."
The FEI Congress on NSAID Usage and Medication in the Equine Athlete is being held in the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.
According to FEI, the congress is a means of providing up-to-date information on all aspects of the debate to allow for an informed decision when the National Federations vote on the use of NSAIDs in competition at the FEI General Assembly in Chinese Taipei on November 1-6.
Yesterday's three sessions saw 12 leading research experts outlined the current state of knowledge on NSAIDs to more than 200 congress participants representing 29 nationalities, while today's (August 17) programme is said to focus on the non-scientific aspect of NSAIDs and their use in competition.
Summaries for all speeches can be found in the congress programme.
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