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AAEP Convention 2005: Performance Horse Forum

“We’re meant to be advocates for the welfare of the horse,” said Rick Mitchell, DVM, of Fairfield Equine Associates in Newtown, Conn., moderator of the Dec. 3, 2005 Performance Horse Forum at the American Association of Equine Practitioners

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New York Enacts Pre-Race “Milkshaking” Tests

The New York State Racing and Wagering Board voted Jan. 19 to adopt an emergency rule allowing for the collection of pre-race blood samples from horses entered into races at the state’s Thoroughbred and harness tracks to test for excess

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Milkshaking Lawsuit Latest in Racetrack Dispute

Management of a Monticello, N.Y., harness track revealed on Tuesday (Jan. 3) that its horseman’s association has filed a lawsuit to immediately terminate drug testing for illegal “milkshaking,” the use of sodium bicarbonate solutions to enhance

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KHRA Approves Drug Regulations

The Kentucky Horse Racing Authority (KHRA) on Nov. 14, 2005, gave unanimous approval to revised medication rules that were controversial when implemented under an emergency order signed in August by Gov. Ernie Fletcher. The regulations are

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Legislative Subcommittee OKs Kentucky Drug Rules

Kentucky’s new medication rules were approved Dec. 13 by the state General Assembly Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee.


The rules, centered on race-day medication, were approved by the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority Nov. 14

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Suit Filed Over Death of Thoroughbred Racehorses

A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the owners of millionaire sprinter Saratoga County, stakes winner Egg Head, and two other horses against a pharmacy that allegedly supplied a compounded drug treatment that led to the deaths of three of the

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Kentucky Works on Withdrawal Times for Medications

In the wake of controversy concerning its new medication regulations, the Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council has formed two standing subcommittees to oversee the next phase of integrating the race-day medication regulations. The committees,

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Bernstein Horses in Detention for TC02 Positive

Horses trained by David Bernstein must spend at least 24 hours in a pre-race detention barn because one of his horses tested positive for a high level of total carbon dioxide at Del Mar.


The detention period began Sept. 30 at the Oak Tre

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Change in Kentucky Drug Rules Could Trigger Lawsuit

The Kentucky Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) could file a lawsuit to prevent implementation of a new race-day medication policy in the state.


Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher signed the more restrictive rules Aug

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