Events- Antibiotics Legal or Not?

[pokesaladannie]

Hi There

I have been searching the rule book and online for info regarding use of antibiotics (TMS) and length of time needed between last dose and event day.
Hoping someone on here could help me out. I am quite sure that they are not ok to use at an event but would hate to test positive because I didn't leave enough time.

[deltawave]

You have to declare what the horse has been given, and if it's an FEI event, the vets at the in-barn or first horse inspection will probably be paying careful attention to the horse if you tell them it's on antibiotics.

I gave Gwen a short course of antibiotics a week before a CCI* (she was possibly exposed to strangles and I was being super paranoid) and all I had to do was tell the vets what she'd been given, why, and the dates. It was fine.

[blaster]

have you read this link, or better yet called the number on page 1?

http://www.usef.org/documents/drugsMeds/USEF_EquineDrugsMedicationsPamphlet.pdf

[pokesaladannie]

Thank you DW and Blaster -excellent addition to my bookmark bar!