AQHA does not support the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act in its current form

The American Quarter Horse Association states: The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020 is proposed national legislation that outlines a uniform anti-doping and medication control program to be developed and enforced by an independent horse racing anti-doping and medication control authority. While the American Quarter Horse Association is strongly committed to the welfare of…

Horse Racing 2019 Year in Review

JANUARY With 10 horses suffering catastrophic injuries in January 2019 at celebrated Santa Anita Park in California, horse racing got off to an unusually bad start. Over the course of the year, horse deaths became the prevailing national horse racing story, culminating with the death of Mongolian Groom in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on November…

Blood Money: Salix and Beyond – Part 2, the Money

by JANE ALLIN Int'l Fund for Horses Special Report PART 2, THE MONEY THE primary intent of this article was not to expound on the pros and cons of Salix but rather to focus on the aspect of greed and money that is synonymous with the North American racing industry. A South African project undertaken…

New York horsemen present Medication Reform Policy

Cross-posted from the Blood-Horse WRITTEN BY BLOOD-HORSE STAFF The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association April 13 announced a plan to reform medication policies in Thoroughbred racing. The five-point proposal, first presented last year, is designed to address many of the issues that have recently brought criticism to the sport. "While we are hoping for industry-wide…

What’s going on here? Breed integrity in horse racing

It will likely be years before a firm rule either further restricting race-day Salix or banning it outright is implemented. In the meantime, the globalization of racing will continue. Considering many trainers and breeders overseas already view American bloodlines as suspect and “tainted,” now is the time to begin debating how we will ensure the…

Aussie racing believes banned drug may be good for racehorses (AU)

Australian racing jurisdictions may reconsider a ban on a substance which a new study shows can assist thoroughbred welfare. A drug banned in Australian horse racing has been found to significantly reduce the risk of bleeding into the lungs of thoroughbreds during racing. A groundbreaking study conducted by researchers at the Universities of Melbourne, Colorado…