Kentucky Steps toward Racehorse Medication Uniformity
Frank Angst
December 15, 2013
The KHRC approved changes to its withdrawal time guidelines for all racing breeds.
The KHRC approved changes to its withdrawal time guidelines for all racing breeds.
Out-of-competition drug testing has broad support, but some issues have made use difficult for regulators
The Ohio State Racing Commission indicated it’s not prepared to adopt a uniform national drug policy.
The Tennessee Walking Horse trainer pleaded not guilty to cruelty charges for allegedly soring horses.
Wheelon is free on bond after a jury indicted him on animal cruelty counts for allegedly soring horses.
Some horses in slaughterhouses Brazil and southwest China are infected with T. gondii.
Kentucky has begun initial consideration of the reforms through its Equine Drug Research Council.
Several compounding pharmacies are under scrutiny from horse racing regulators.
A U.S. House subcommittee heard from both sides of the soring issue during hearings on HR 1518.
The effort to adopt uniform national reforms continues to gain support, the NTRA reports.
Dressage rider Isabell Werth received a six-month suspension after her horse tested positive for cimetidine.
The USDA is bound to inspect qualified horse processing plants, the organization’s appeal response says.
The United States Trotting Association (USTA) has created its own Medication Advisory Committee.
The Operation Gelding Program castrated 62 horses at five clinics in four states during October.
An order handed down by an appeals court bars the USDA from carrying out inspections at processing plants.
Regulators are poised to enact new thresholds for 24 drugs and propose rules to regulate shock wave therapy.
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