APRIL 2020 THE RIDER /59 Weekly Equestrian Canada COVID-19 Wrap-Up Equestrian Canada (EC)
would like to share the following updates from the third week of responding to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Week of March 28-April 3
EC’s key actions this week: • Extended the suspension of all EC run in-person events, clinics and activities until further notice, effective March 30, 2020. • Extended the suspension of all EC sanctioned competitions until June 1, 2020, effective March 30, 2020. • Created a working group to de- velop a graduated framework that will protect the health and wel- fare of horses upon competition reinstatement. • Met with PTSOs and select competition organizers to discuss the competition suspension ex- tension, COVID-19’s effects on competition hosts and the best implementations of a return to competition. • Reminded equine farm and equestrian facility owners to complete the survey to gather business profiles in order to clearly understand and represent the industry in advocacy efforts. The survey was also amended after receiving community feed- back. •ª Worked on developing digital
materials for the continued train- ing and education of coaches in a virtual environment. • Supported Cheval Québec’s COVID-19 webinar addressing the impacts of COVID-19 on the equestrian community and how farms, facilities and individuals can best prepare (available in French only).
Week of March 21-27 As Equestrian Canada (EC)
wraps up the second week of re- sponding to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we wanted to send an update on the steps already taken and those planned to help protect the Cana- dian equestrian community to the best of our abilities.
What EC has done to-date: • Created EC’s online statement on COVID-19 as the go-to refer- ence for staying up-to-date with EC operations, decisions, recom- mendations and resources. • Closed the EC office and moved to a remote work environ- ment until further notice. Suspended all EC run in-person events, clinics and activities ef- fective March 14, 2020, for four weeks (until April 12, 2020). • Cancelled all EC sanctioned competitions effective March 16, 2020, for four weeks (until April 12, 2020). • Initiated regular meetings with
the Provincial/Territorial Sport Organizations (PTSOs) to ensure a united response to COVID-19 nationwide. • Published a joint recommenda- tion with PTSOs sharing best practices for equestrian farms and facilities concerning limiting the transmission of COVID-19. • Worked to identify out-of-coun- try individuals and equines and support their return to Canada in partnership with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) and United States Department of Agriculture. • Initiated conversations with the appropriate federal government bodies and financial institutions to advocate for the financial sup- port of equine and equestrian in- dustries. • Published a communication outlining support and resources for equine farms and equestrian facilities. • Published a survey to gather business profiles of equine farms and equestrian facilities in order to clearly understand and present the industry in advocacy efforts. • Hosted a National Equine Dis- ease & Welfare Surveillance Call with nearly 600 attendees that ad- dressed the impacts of COVID- 19 on the equestrian community and how farms, facilities and in- dividuals can best prepare. • Held a brainstorming session to
identify online opportunities for continued learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. • Worked with the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and Athletes’ Commission in support of the decision to not send Canadian teams to the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2020. • Worked with the COC and CPC to push for the postponement of the Games to 2021.
What EC is working on moving forward:
• Ensuring EC’s online statement on COVID-19 stays up-to-date and accessible. • Regularly reviewing suspen- sion/cancellation periods and the need to extend those timelines as required for in-person events, clinics, activities and sanctioned competition. An update will be sent early next week with further information regarding suspension timelines. • Establishing a working group of EC staff and veterinarians on the development of a graduated re- turn to sport framework that will ensure the health and welfare of horses upon competition rein- statement, in partnership with PTSOs and select competition or- ganizers. • Meeting twice a week with the
PTSOs to develop joint initia- tives and shared resources. • Meeting weekly with the EC Board of Directors. • Continuing communication with the CFIA and CBSA to sup- port out-of-country individuals and horses. • Continuing to advocate for the financial support of equine farms and equestrian facilities with the appropriate federal government bodies and financial institutions. • Collecting and analyzing data from the survey gathering busi- ness profiles for advocacy use. • Gathering, developing and shar- ing additional financial resources for equine farms and facilities. • Monitoring updates from the In- ternational Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Com- mittee and FEI in regards to the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, which will be postponed until no later than summer 2021. The Canadian Equestrian Team will maintain its slot allocations for dressage, eventing, jumping and para-dressage. • Monitoring the changing com- petition landscape and need to adapt selection criteria for the Games as required. • Constantly analyzing our re- sponse efforts to ensure that we are in line with the appropriate government, health and sport au- thorities, as well as to ensure that no member of or participant in
the equine and equestrian indus- tries is left behind.
EC is making every effort to
ensure continuous, thorough and up-to-date communication con- cerning the COVID-19 pan- demic. EC’s complete statement on COVID-19, including regular updates, can be found on our website
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www.equestrian.ca/news. For the running list of cancelled/post- poned clinics and events, also visit the EC website. Thank you for your cooper-
ation and engagement as we work diligently to keep our com- munity safe and informed. We are counting on each and every member of the Canadian eques- trian community to make respon- sible decisions based on the information available, the condi- tions in your geographic area and the recommendations from your local public health authorities.
Equestrian Canada News Release
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