While steroid use by human athletes has caused a firestorm of controversy, trainers in California are being warned to avoid using anabolic steroids on their horses because of increased testing and uncertainty about withdrawal times. But the
The Kentucky Horse Racing Authority voted unanimously Aug. 15 to implement stiff medication rules and penalties that closely parallel rules adopted by the national Racing Medication and Testing Consortium.
The rules, which break down
In the second annual event sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management, the USDA Forest Service, and the Central Oregon Wild Horse Coalition (COWHC), nine mustangs gathered from eastern Oregon public lands will be offered for adoption on Sept. 18
The New York Racing Association is “100% committed” to race day security barns, but has taken immediate action to address concerns expressed by horsemen at Saratoga Race Course, NYRA president Charles E. Hayward said July 29.
Hayward’s
The House of Representatives passed the 2006 Agriculture Appropriations bill (H.R. 2744) on June 8. Included in the bill was amendment 236, which will end funding for horse slaughter plant inspectors during the 2006 federal fiscal year.
The
Racing New South Wales stewards opened an inquiry on Monday (July 25) into the analyst’s finding of benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, in the urine sample taken from the 3-year-old filly Love You Honey, who finished unplaced in race seven
Industry groups to meet again in September
Following closely on the heels of the nation’s first-ever Unwanted Horse Summit in Washington, D.C., on April 19, a National Steering Committee has been named to perform the
The House of Representatives passed the 2006 Agriculture Appropriations bill (H.R. 2744) on June 8. Included in the bill was amendment 236, which will end funding for horse slaughter plant inspectors during the 2006 federal fiscal
Ellis Park in Henderson, Ky. will randomly test horses before every race during its 2005 meet for alkalizing agents known as milkshakes.
Under Ellis’ milkshake testing policy, the track will require a random number of horses entered in
Wild horses and burros that are eligible for slaughter had a victory on May 19 when the appropriations bill for the Department of the Interior 2006 budget (H.R. 2361) passed the House of Representatives.
Among hundreds of lines of text
Unwanted Horse Summit April 19, 2005 ? Washington, DC
Background
The attached list of organizations and officials were invited to attend a one day workshop for the purpose of determining if agreement could be reached
More than 25 equine-industry organizations and one U.S. congressman participated in the nation’s first Unwanted Horse Summit on April 19 in Washington, D.C. Hosted by the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), the Summit served as
Ford Motor Company announced May 19 that it would provide aid to preserve thousands of wild mustangs that currently face an uncertain future. In addition, the company is offering a means for the public to help “Save the
With only a few differences, Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. will be utilizing the same testing procedures for “milkshakes” that are in effect at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Ky., and similar to those at many other North American
According to an April 21 AP newswire story, six wild mustangs that were sold to a private owner in Oklahoma have been slaughtered at Cavel International in DeKalb, Ill.
Celia Boddington, spokeswoman for the Bureau of Land Management
More than 25 equine-industry organizations and one U.S. congressman participated in the nation’s first-ever Unwanted Horse Summit on Tuesday, April 19, in Washington, D.C. Hosted by the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP),
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