Lab accreditation, quality assurance to get close look
Racehorse owners would contribute about $4.5 million a year to support research projects under a recommendation by the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium, which
The push for the National Animal Identification Program has picked up momentum with formation of a consortium, the contribution of millions of dollars from the USDA, and recommendations from The Jockey Club on how equine identification should
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The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association has delayed implementation of its drug-testing protocol for graded stakes in the United States because not all jurisdictions were prepared to implement it, the American Graded Stakes Committee sai
Three months after national regulators’ associations approved model rules for a proposed national medication policy, the task of lobbying jurisdictions to adopt them continues.
The Association of Racing Commissioners International and th
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Voluntary Salix use, 24-hour rule on non-steroidals sought
Officials gathered in New Orleans for the first Joint Conference of Racing Regulators approved model rules for a national medication policy. It
The National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) has adopted a position on medication and drug testing that states any changes in policies in each jurisdiction should be enacted only after there is scientific evidence that specific therapeutic drugs shouldn’t be used in racehorses.
The National HBPA supports efforts by the national Racing Medication and Testin
The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium continued its march toward a national model policy on medication and drug testing Dec. 10 when regulators responded favorably to the proposal. But wholesale changes in race-day medication rules around the country aren’t expected to take place any time soon.
Regulators from 24 United States jurisdictions, as well as Canada and Jamaica, met
The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), which has hundreds of thousands of members, has reiterated its position on euthanasia and horse slaughter in the wake of an accusatory Blue Horse Charities letter that was disseminated to the racing industry in early November (see article #4801).
The letter, signed by Ward
The debate over whether Kentucky should implement a restrictive race-day medication policy heated up Nov. 18 with calls by racetrack veterinarians and trainers to keep the current policy intact, and criticism of the way the national Racing Medication and Testing Consortium handles its business.
Some speakers at the Kentucky Racing Commission-sponsored forum at Churchill Downs went so
Blue Horse Charities has stepped up the campaign for passage of legislation to ban horse slaughter with a strongly worded letter and a full-page advertisement on the back page of the Nov. 8 edition of Daily Racing Form.
In a three-page letter mailed to industry organizations, constituents, and the media, Blue Horse Charities alleges the American Quarter Horse Association
The chairman of the Kentucky Racing Commission has advocated a Salix-only policy on race day in the state, and said he would schedule meetings around the state to get feedback. Currently, five medications are permitted on race day in Kentucky.
Frank Shoop, during the commission’s Oct. 2 meeting near Lexington, said he wants Kentucky to fall in line with recommendations by the national
The equine breeding industry is among the recipients of funds from the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board, which allocated more than $4.3 million for 2003 projects.
The Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders received $190,000 to continue research into mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS), which struck Central Kentucky in the spring of 2001. The exact cause of MRLS still
Officials said the classification of erythropoeitin — the blood-doping agent commonly known as EPO — as a prohibited practice has curbed its use in some jurisdictions but a definitive test for the substance is a must if any regulation is to have teeth.
Medication was just one of the topics discussed during the initial sessions of the joint meeting of the Thoroughbred Racing Association,
A campaign to bring about changes in equine drug research in Kentucky has spilled over into the public and political arenas with a call for legislative action.
The Kentucky Equine Drug Council began a fight more than a year ago for the right to spend its money for out-of-state research and consultants. The drug council, which falls under the auspices of the Kentucky Racing Commission,
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