FEI Continues Equine Doping Crackdown in 2013
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
February 4, 2013
The FEI Tribunal delivered a record number of equine doping decisions during the first ten months of 2012.
The FEI Tribunal delivered a record number of equine doping decisions during the first ten months of 2012.
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One vet says an active veterinarian-client-patient relationship is needed to provide the best care for horses.
Many difficult decisions racetrack practitioners encounter are out of their control, one veterinarian says.
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