Ground Rules and Regulations

• Those responsible for animals must have an original Coggins certificate for each animal. All animals must be free of any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease. In addition, any special rules required by the Mississippi Board of Animal Health for a particular species must be followed.
• All syringe needles must be discarded in medical waste disposal containers.
• Requirement of emergency medical technicians (EMT's) will be at the discretion of the MS Horse Park manager.
• No alcoholic beverages are allowed on MS Horse Park grounds at any time.
• Cooking and heaters are not allowed in the stall barns.
• No straw or hay may be used as bedding in barns or buildings unless special arrangements have been made for removal. Such arrangements must be approved by the MS Horse Park manager.
• Dispose of all bedding waste and manure from stalls in containers designated for bedding waste only.
• Overnight parking of trailers or vehicles is allowed only in parking lots designated for overnight parking.
• All vehicles and trailers must be parked in designated areas. Trailers and vehicles parked in non-designated areas may be towed at the discretion of the MS Horse Park manager and at the owner's expense.
• The Mississippi Horse Park manager must approve any fasteners (nails or screws) used in barns or stalls before installation.
• All vehicles and animals must be kept off grassy areas unless otherwise approved by MS Horse Park manager.
• Dogs must be kept on a leash while on the show grounds. Dogs will not be permitted in the indoor arena building unless the event is a sanctioned dog show. Canine violators may be impounded at the discretion of the MS Horse Park manager.
• Horses must not be ridden on paved surfaces.
• Those responsible for animals should bring their animals no earlier than 24 hours before the event.
• The indoor arena is to be used only during designated show hours. Warm-up times must be approved by the MS Horse Park manager.
• Associations or breed registries will be allowed to schedule no more than three events each year and will have the option of reserving the same dates for the succeeding year. Exceptions may be granted by the MS Horse Park manager on a year-by-year basis.
• All stalls occupied by horses must have at least one bag of shavings.
• Do not tie horses in the halls of the barns, under covered areas or in the arenas or stall fees will be charged.
• Any horse staying overnight must be in a stall. No tie-outs overnight will be allowed.
• Only one horse per stall is permitted, unless otherwise approved by MS Horse Park manager.
• All farrier services must be performed in the wash racks or areas designated by the manager.
• Do not tie horses to panels or inside arena.
• Do not nail or screw anything into walls.
• Do not dig holes in arena floor.
• No liquids can be poured on arena floor.
• Arena floor must be left in the same conditions as found.