OTTB Makeover Competitors Receive Touch of Class Awards
Edited Press Release
December 12, 2015
Michelle Warro, Rebecca Walters, and Neil Agate received the Maryland Horse Industry Board’s awards on Dec. 5.
Michelle Warro, Rebecca Walters, and Neil Agate received the Maryland Horse Industry Board’s awards on Dec. 5.
Equine Veterinarians Australia says the misuse of cobalt in horses is a serious welfare issue.
The changes encourage governing jurisdictions to adopt RMTC criteria pertaining to official drug testing laboratories.
The code is a broad set of principles designed to establish good equine welfare procedures for industry organizations.
The TAA awarded more than $2.4 million in grants to 42 accredited Thoroughbred aftercare agencies in 2014.
Bourbon Lane will receive the Allaire duPont Leadership Award and the TIP will receive the TCA Industry Service Award.
Also, the NYGSC fined trainer Steve Asmussen $10,000 for administering thyroxine within 48 hours of racing.
Preliminary results suggest cobalt could have detrimental effects on a number of equine body systems.
In 2015, TCA granted over $515,000 to more than 67 Thoroughbred-related charities.
Illinois Racing Commissioner Kathy Byrne withdrew the proposal and resigned after the board did not vote on the issue.
Trainer Gary Contessa is encouraging dialogue about a possible fund designed to help retired racehorses out of feedlots.
The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event donated $10,000 to Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) in support of its work.
Take-homes on racehorse welfare, obseity, euthanasia, horse keeping and training, and more.
The Ocala Initiative is designed to build support for equine health and welfare research in Florida.
The commission hopes a smartphone-based ECG device could help reduce risk of sudden death of racehorses.
The drug, AH-7921, is one of the novel psychoactive substances that continue to emerge onto the designer drug market.
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