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14 • Mounted police • Cutting, reining and team penning • Barrel racing and other gymkhana events • Ranch horse versatility • Endurance/competitive trail riding • Companion animals • Correctional facility and juvenile justice facility use • Military ceremonial capacities • Companion animals for young horses on breeding farms • Broodmares • Sires and teaser stallions • Work horses for the Amish community The Task Force believes that second careers can be found for both retired Standardbreds and Thoroughbreds through a program of transition, rehabilitation, retraining and placement. An increased public and industry-focused awareness campaign will highlight the viability and athletic capacity of retired racehorses. Photos courtesy of USTA
INCREASED FUNDING FOR RETIRED RACEHORSES 15 As previously indicated, the costs associated with transition and retraining for newly retired racehorses can be expensive. The current charitable donation model has been difficult to maintain and limits the number of horses that can be humanely retired and retrained. Given the national and statewide fiscal challenges, it is incumbent upon the industry to look within itself to address the issue of what to do with retired racehorses. The Task Force believes that New York’s horse racing industry and its participants – not the betting public nor taxpayers – must take primary responsibility for the after care of retired racehorses. For example, if each racehorse owner was prepared to pay for six months of a transition and retraining program at a projected cost of $2,400, every horse raced would be given an opportunity to be transitioned into a second career. However, this will not be viable for every owner and a number of horses will take longer than six months to transition while others will require full retirement. Therefore, a dedicated funding component must be established for these equine athletes. Establishing a Retired Racehorse Fund A series of potential funding streams to address retirement needs are identified below. To ensure these funds are handled appropriately and distributed to qualified and responsible entities, and further support the concept that the matter be addressed by the horse racing industry, the Task Force recommends the establishment of an industry-comprised Retired Racehorse Fund, overseen by an Advisory Board and maintained by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board or the Department of Agriculture and Markets. The Retired Racehorse Fund Advisory Board should consist of 13 members from the racing industry, including: • A representative from The New York Racing Association, Inc. • A representative from the Finger Lakes Racetrack • A representative of the harness racing tracks in New York state • A New York-based jockey representative from the Jockeys’ Guild • A New York-based professional harness driver/ trainer from the Standardbred industry • A representative from the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NYTHA) • A representative from the Finger Lakes Horsemen’s Association • A representative from the Standardbred Owners Association of New York • A representative from the New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. • A representative from the Harness Horse Breeders of New York State • An equine veterinarian from a New York-based land grant university • Ex-Officio: Commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets • Ex-Officio: Chairman of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board Photo courtesy of Tracy Egan
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Page 5 and 6: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 The New York St
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Page 9 and 10: The legislation that created the Ta
Page 11 and 12: THE STATE OF RETIRED RACEHORSES IN
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Page 15: SECOND CAREERS FOR RETIRED RACEHORS
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Page 21 and 22: To bolster retirement programs, the
Page 23 and 24: REQUIRED TRAINING FOR LICENSEES Any
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Page 29 and 30: 27 ALTERING TRAINING REGIMENS SO TH
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Page 33 and 34: INCREASING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN OW
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Table 18. EQUINE RELATED EXPENDITUR
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EQUINE RELATED LABOR There were 12,
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OPERATOR INFORMATION In 2005, respo
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County Table 22. EQUINE INVENTORY A
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THE EQUINE INDUSTRY’S CONTRIBUTIO
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Table 23. ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACT
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EQUINE SURVEY PROCEDURES PURPOSE Th
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New York AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SE
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Total Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month
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Horse Count Beginning New horses At
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EXAMPLES OF CURRENT INDUSTRY FUNDIN
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The eight new groups join five exis
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THOROUGHBRED RETIREMENT FOUNDATION
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potential adopters are thoroughly s
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complete 40 hours of security train
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Michigan, Arizona, California, Colo
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About the National Thoroughbred Rac
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While a number of equine retraining
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FLORIDA Oak Tree Racing Association
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Keeneland commenced a $1 per start
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NEW JERSEY Monmouth Park Monmouth P
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TEXAS Lone Star Park Sam Houston Ra
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Addendum A Racing Organizations Chu
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Terminology Backstretch (or Backsid
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the horse‟s soundness and persona
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109 Langley Road Amsterdam, NY 1201
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Performance Horse Registry and Amer
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Performance Horse (APH) will be ope
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News release dated October 14, 2011
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Appendix__________ From the blog by
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Dr. Tom Riddle, left, presents awar
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SARATOGA THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN PRO
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9. Certify two instructors with NAR
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About EAGALA Military Services Equi
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Saratoga War Horse reporting for du
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Fatalities/1000 Starts 3.5 3 2.5 2
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RACEHORSE References and Footnotes
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PREFACE Racing surfaces have receiv
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Horse‐hoof‐track interaction -
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underlie the causes of injury to bo
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Rollover - This stage is the last p
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maintenance are critical factors no
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oot system which will affect both t
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However, without consistent and app
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particular confining pressure. The
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solution is not possible and that a
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alter the material composition acro
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which are more closely based on the
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of this tool has very good potentia
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UNDERSTANDING RACING SURFACE SAFETY
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SAFETY AND THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL LITE
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eversed. The greater variability an
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Hill, A.E., Stover, S.M., Gardner,
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Rossdale P.D., Hopes R., Digby, N.J
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2 Introduction The American Associa
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4 Standardbred race horses are race
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6 Retirement Foundation and New Voc
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8 Claiming Races There are essentia
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10 and Testing Consortium (RMTC), i
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12 Respectfully completed by the AA
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Additionally, the law calls for the
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