Racehorse reality: Video

Before you hit the play button be warned there is a lot of swearing, particularly the F bomb. The content is shocking, then it is not. Hearing about it is one thing. Seeing it is quite another. In the meantime, backstretch workers have been portrayed since the coronavirus crisis as a bunch of great guys…

National uniform medication program gets a push

TOM LaMARRA, reporting for The Blood-Horse reports: The National Uniform Medication Program wasn't on the agenda at the recent American Horse Council convention, but progress on that front was addressed during forums and in conversations among attendees. State-by-state adoption of model medication rules and the companion multiple medication violation penalty system continues around the country.…

Asmussen, the torture of racehorses and agonizing death of Nehro

Thoroughbred trainers Steve Asmussen and Scott Blasi have been accused of cruelty to racehorses following an undercover investigation conducted by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta). No surprise there. I believe that more investigations of this type would unearth equally sinister horrors committed by American Thoroughbred horse trainers and their staff. The shocking…