Day: April 18, 2010

When it comes to nationwide statistics on equine injuries, the veterinarian who helped shape the Jockey Club Equine Injury Database hopes state commissions rely on industry statistics. In a panel on regulatory veterinarians at the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) conference on Wednesday in Lexington, Mary Scollay, D.V.M., equine medical director for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, said the consistency of the injury database should make it the preferred source for all national equine injury statistics. RCI President Ed Martin said it is possible regulators could again be called upon by federal legislators to provide injury-rate

An Arizona couple faces multiple animal cruelty charges for allegedly killing a 26-year-old Arabian mare by injecting the animal with a homemade cocktail of pool acid and sodium bicarbonate. The pair is also charged with maltreating a 15-year-old horse. Continue reading…