
Inmiddels heeft de Verenigde Staten vrijdag de regels aangepast voor het invoeren van spektakelpaarden uit landen waar "metritis" voorkomt. Dat is de besmettelijke baarmoederontsteking bij paarden. Er zijn gevallen bekend in diverse Europese landen, waaronder ook België. Zeer binnenkort zullen paradepaarden, die niet aan wedstrijden deelnemen, weer tijdelijk in de USA mogen binnengebracht worden. Dit zou het makkelijker maken voor Cavalia om opnieuw een tournee in Noord Amerika te organiseren. Hetzelfde geldt voor de Oostenrijkse Lippizaner paarden.
US changes rules for imports of entertainment horses

The USDA will allow non-competitive entertainment horses to be temporarily brought into the US from such countries. Examples of such horses include circus horses, the Lippizaner horses of Austria and the performance stallions in Cavalia. These horses are not entered into competitions, such as races or shows.
"The American Horse Council has been working on this issue for some time, and is pleased that the final rule has been published and will soon go into effect," said Kerry Thompson, AHC Director of Health and Regulatory Affairs. "It will provide appropriate requirements to allow the importation of these unique entertainment horses, while maintaining the safeguards currently in place for the US horse population."
The final rules allow these non-competitive entertainment horses to enter the US without having to be test bred under a special permit that is longer than the 90-day permit for competitive horses. The new rules impose additional requirements for the importation of these horses, including additional information that must be provided to apply for a permit and the plans and itineraries for housing, transit and performances while in the US. The permits, if approved, will last for one year, and the importer can apply to renew the permit.
The rules require that these horses be imported and maintained in the US though a trust fund agreement executed by the horse's owner or importer. This would ensure that the government is reimbursed for the services it provides, such as administrative costs and costs for a USDA representative to monitor the horses. The agreement is also intended to ensure that the importer will be able to fully uphold the requirements specified for these horses over extended periods of time.