The Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
has approved Independence South as a Contagious Equine Metritis Quarantine Facility for receiving and handling equine imported from C.E.M. countries.

Independence South is now the only quarantine station in North and Central Florida, located in Ocala, Florida, "the Horse Capital of the World".

For information and reservations to take advantage of the convenience of a quarantine facility within walking distance of the H.I.T.S. show grounds in Ocala, easy driving distances from Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville please contact: Darren Chiacchia