2011 Official Rule Book - New England Pinto Horse Association

either deliberately or unintentionally by the influence of drugs
and medication.
B. Prohibited Substances
1. A Pinto shall not be shown in any class at a show
recognized by the PtHA if the Pinto has been administered,
in any manner, any prohibited substance. A prohibited
substance is defined as any stimulant, depressant,
tranquilizer or local anesthetic which may affect the
performance of an animal (stimulants and depressants
are defined as medications which stimulate or depress
the circulatory, respiratory, central or peripheral nervous
system). Also prohibited are any drugs, regardless of how
harmless or innocuous they might be, which may interfere
with the detection of the aforementioned drugs.
2. The full use of modern therapeutic measures for
improvement and protection of the health of the horse,
including the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is
permitted, unless the drug given also may stimulate or
depress the circulatory, respiratory, or central or peripheral
nervous systems.
3. The use of medicinal preparations and tonics of any kind
in which the ingredients and quantitative analysis are not
specifically known, is also cautioned against, as the use
of such may result in a positive analysis of the specimen
taken from the horse.
4. All owners, trainers and exhibitors are accountable for
condition of any horse which is entered, or allow to be
entered, in any PtHA sponsored or approved event. Such
persons are hereafter referred to as “responsible parties”.
By voluntarily entering a Pinto in any PtHA approved or
sponsored event, the responsible parties are presumed to
know all rules and regulations of the Association, including
penalty provisions. Based on his/her accountability for his/
her Pinto’s condition, all responsible parties are subject
to disciplinary action any time a prohibited substance
is detected at a PtHA approved or sponsored event,
regardless of the reason the prohibited substance was
administered, and whether or not the responsible parties
had actual knowledge of the administration or presence of
the prohibited substance.
5. In addition to the “responsible parties” as that term is
used in this rule, any person who administers, aids in
the administration, causes to be administered, allows to
be administered, or conspires in the administration of
any prohibited substance shall be subject to disciplinary
action. Such persons are hereafter referred to as “involved
parties”.
6. It shall be presumed that the sample of urine, saliva, blood
or other substance tested by the approved laboratory
to which it was sent is the one taken from the Pinto in
question; that its integrity has been preserved; and that
all the procedures of the collection and preservation,
transfer to the laboratory, analysis of the sample and the
report received from the laboratory pertaining to the horse
in question are presumed to be accurate and correct
reflections of the condition of the horse during the show
in which the horse was entered. The burden shall be on
the responsible or involved parties to rebut the aforesaid
presumption in a hearing conducted by the Association
Executive Committee or appointed committee.
7. A request by a PtHA representative or its designee to
take a specimen of urine, saliva, blood or other substance
for testing shall not be refused by any person. Refusal
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