Advocates Stress Responsibility at Racehorse Aftercare Forum
Edited Press Release
May 19, 2017
Advocates emphasized owner responsibility and humane treatment and shared insights on racehorse retirement programs.
Advocates emphasized owner responsibility and humane treatment and shared insights on racehorse retirement programs.
Recommendations include adding to the forbidden drugs or substances list, creating educational efforts, and more.
Applications for the Thoroughbred of the Year and Young Rider of the Year awards are due June 30.
New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program was founded in 1992 to help transition retired racehorses into second careers.
Many of the abnormalities researchers evaluated in weanling X rays improve by the time the horse was a yearling.
Researchers have confirmed that donkeys have far more subtle ways of expressing pain than horses.
Early diagnosis could allow vets to implement management strategies, such as restricted exercise, that promote healing.
The guidelines provide protocols for appropriate preparation for, response to, and management of on-track injuries.
Trainers will compete for their share of $100,000 in prize money when the event takes place Oct. 5-8..
As of Feb. 1 owners and trainers seeking to race horses in New York must view the video for licensure.
TIP will offer awards and classes for Thoroughbreds at more than 1,000 shows in 42 states and six Canadian provinces.
The Arabian Horse Foundation is funding research on juvenile idiopathic epilepsy and occipitoatlantoaxial malformation.
Trainer Leandra Cooper will spearhead the training and adoption operations at October Hill Farm, in Fort Edward.
The Kentucky-based organization placed 62 retired Thoroughbred racehorses in new homes for second careers.
Donkeys are commonly diagnosed with sarcoids. Other common horse tumors, however, are not prevalent in donkeys.
A missense mutation is behind the donkeys’ lack of pigmentation, researchers learned.
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