B. Discussion of the Issue and Problem
What specific problems or concerns are
involved in this issue?
If a horse is observed to have bled to a minor level either during a race or
official work out it is put on the Bleeders list for 14 days. We would like to
present that an additional occurrence of 6 days placed on the Bleeders list at
the discretion of the official veterinarian.
Who does the issue affect?
Alberta Horse Racing Industry
What existing HRA rules relate to this issue?
129 (a),(b),and (c)
C. Possible Solutions and Impact
What solution does this proposal provide?
Provides trainers of horses that experienced minor EIPH as defined by the
commission veterinarian are allowed one additional occurrence of 6 days on the
bleeders list.
How will the solution fix the problem?
It will allow horses that experience minor EIPH to get back to racing quicker
and thus not impacting the Horse Population negatively.
How will the change affect any entities or
stakeholders?
It will allow horsemen the opportunity to get minor EIPH situations back to the
races quicker and allow the official veterinarian discretion to deal with minor
occurrences.
What are the benefits of the proposed change?
Provides the commission veterinarian an opportunity to use discretion for minor
EIPH occurrences.
What are the possible drawbacks of the
proposed change?
none.
D. Please identify any affected stakeholder groups that expressed support or opposition.
(These stakeholders may include the racetracks, breed registries, owners, trainers, jockeys, veterinarians, or others.)
For those stakeholder groups that have
expressed an opinion, please list the points on which they agree or disagree,
and the arguments they have expressed.
Century Mile: supports this change and has been consulted for input on this
petition
HBPA: The board supports this change
Dr. Dale Gibson HRA Commission Vet-supports and has assisted with drafting this
petition.
Are there any affected stakeholder groups that
have not been consulted on this proposal?
no
Please attach any formal letters of support or opposition by stakeholder groups. Files must be PDF format and under 2048k for the system to accept the upload. You can add a maximum of 3 attachments.
E. Attach the rule language you are proposing. Please show new language in a new paragraph below the current wording. If you are proposing that current rule language be eliminated, please indicate the text to be deleted with [delete: sample deleted copy]
No deletions needed to the current wording.
Petition to ask for an additional occurrence that reads as follows:
(a) 6 days for a minor occurrence as defined by the commission Veterinarian
(b) 14 Consecutive Days after the second occurrence
(c) 90 Consecutive days after the third occurrence
(d) 365 consecutive days after the fourth occurrence
F. Do any racing jurisdictions currently have a version of this rule in effect? If yes, please attach copies of those rules.
no
G. Review the Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta and identify any other Rules this change would affect and submit proposed amendments to those rules to comply with changes that would be made by this proposal.
129 (a,b,c)
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