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Horse medication withdrawal calculators compared: the lists, the tools, and where ShowSafe Pro fits

The governing bodies publish detection times for free, and you should read them. The problem is turning a list into an answer for your horse, your dose, your route and the three rulebooks the show runs under, and being able to show where the answer came from. Here is what to check, what ShowSafe Pro does, and the other tools.

Who this is for

ShowSafe Pro is built for show trainers, racing trainers, barn managers, grooms and the veterinarians who sign off on a horse's clearance before it competes. If that is you, the checklist below is the one to take into every demo, including ours.

What to check before you choose horse medication withdrawal calculators

  • Does it use the dose and route you actually gave, or one number per drug?
  • Does it cite the document, page and line behind every answer?
  • Does it cover every rulebook the show runs under (USEF and FEI, AQHA, NRHA, NCHA, APHA, EC) and, for racing, HISA, ARCI and your state?
  • What does it say when the drug is not listed: 'Unknown', or nothing?
  • Can your vet set the safety margin, and is it recorded?
  • Who checks the source documents for changes, and how often?

What ShowSafe Pro does

  • Reads the doses already logged for the horse and checks them against the show's rulebooks: USEF, FEI, AQHA, APHA, NRHA, NCHA, Equestrian Canada.
  • Racing: HISA/HIWU, ARCI, IFHA and every US state racing commission, 32 states, 111 tracks, 64 rulesets, layered the way each state applies them.
  • Dose and route aware: matches the published row for what you gave, and says 'Unknown, ask your vet' when the studies do not cover it.
  • Citation on every answer: the document, version, page and quoted line.
  • Your vet sets the safety margin and it is recorded under their name.
  • Source documents and the bodies' own listing pages checked every day for changes.
  • iPhone and web, one subscription; included in every StallWise barn plan.
ShowSafe Pro $9.99/mo or $99/yrShowSafe Pro Racing $19.99/mo or $199/yrIn StallWise barn plans included; racing +$10/mo

Other options to look at

Listed in their own words, in no particular order. We have not scored them; try the ones that match your checklist with your own horses.

FEI List of Detection Times

The FEI's own published detection times and prohibited substances list.

USEF Drugs and Medications Guidelines

US Equestrian's annual guidelines and restricted-medication chart.

HIWU detection times

HISA's Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit: known detection times and screening limits.

ShowSafe Medicine Calculator

The rider edition from the ShowSafe family.

Stable Authority

Equine drug database and withdrawal calculator.

BarnBeacon

Medication withdrawal tracking for competition horses.

Equine MediRecord

Horse health records and regulatory compliance.

Questions

Is there a free horse medication withdrawal calculator?

The governing bodies publish their detection-time lists free, and the StallWise pages on withdrawal and detection times by medication show those rows with their citations. A calculator that applies your dose, route and date across several rulebooks, with your vet's margin, is what ShowSafe Pro charges $9.99 a month for; the 14-day trial is free with no card.

What is the difference between a detection time and a withdrawal time?

A detection time is how long a drug stayed detectable in the horses studied, at one dose and route. A withdrawal time is that figure plus a safety margin your veterinarian sets for your horse. No governing body publishes withdrawal times. ShowSafe Pro shows the published row, adds the margin your vet set, and labels anything outside the studies as Unknown.

Does ShowSafe Pro cover racing as well as shows?

Yes. ShowSafe Pro Racing adds HISA/HIWU, ARCI, IFHA and the medication rules of all 32 US states with live pari-mutuel racing, layered over HISA or ARCI the way each state applies them.

StallWise Technologies LLC makes ShowSafe Pro. The other products are named so you can compare them yourself; their descriptions are their own one-line positioning and we make no claims about their features or pricing.