West Virginia Racing Commission Plans Meeting on Salix Use
Tom LaMarra
August 7, 2012
The commission plans to hold a fact-finding meeting on use of race-day furosemide day, officials said Aug. 4.
Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
The commission plans to hold a fact-finding meeting on use of race-day furosemide day, officials said Aug. 4.
The organization is waiting on UC Davis study results before ruling on a possible ban of clenbuterol.
The Thoroughbred horse fractured his leg Aug. 3 during the third qualifying test for the race.
The majority of the National HBPA affiliates have adopted pro-race-day Salix resolutions.
SHOW and two other HIOs were deemed noncompliant by the USDA for not submitting modified rule books.
A new grassroots organization that opposes race-day medication wants involvement by the federal government.
Three HIOs have been deemed noncompliant for failing to comply with new HPA enforcement rules.
The rule would affect found responsible for putting substances in racehorses that might endanger the animals.
Discussion topics included public veterinary records, commission authority over veterinarians, and Salix.
GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter and is a principal ingredient of the product “Carolina Gold.”
The BLM is proposing to gather 498 wild horses and remove approximately 400 excess wild horses from the range.
The council discussed voluntary certifications for rescue and retirement facilities in the commonwealth.
The USDA might decertify five Tennessee Walking Horse HIOs for not complying with new HPA enforcement rules.
The two-day event will bring together a cross-section of the breeding, racing, and veterinary communities.
The funding will help the rehabilitation of 14 neglected horses seized by local law enforcement last January.
Some of Thoroughbred racing’s most notable owners have pledged to run their 2-year-olds without Salix.
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