EQUINE | NHRA Excerpts
HORSE SPECIFIC PAGES
• Similar layout to before
• Space for name change sticker is shown
• There is a 2D barcode which codes all the
information of the page, for accurate recording of
the information on this page
• Center page with the use of red to the
international standard
• Red indicates unpigmented areas, flesh marks,
stripes on hoofs
• Red outline with red stripes indicate white
markings
• Stitching is positioned not to be across any text
• Space for “name change sticker” shown above
barcode
EQUINE WELFARE & VETERINARY UNIT
CONTROLLING THE USE OF MICROBIAL
SUBSTANCES IN EQUINE SPORTS
The anti-microbial drugs (AMD) have been excluded
from the prohibited substances list of Article 6 of the
International Agreement on Breeding, Racing and
Wagering for more than 20 years.
The identification of properties other than anti-
infective in some AMD groups, the increasing
awareness of anti-microbial resistance (AMR) in
the world and the welfare questions coming from
the screening findings of horses racing under
AMD treatment, have generated in the European
Horseracing Scientific Liaison Committee (EHSLC) a
work of reflection and investigation.
HORSE NAME CHANGE STICKERS TO BE USED
• With name changes, passports will not be
returned to Stud Book to be re-issued (a new
passport is not required any longer);
• Once a name is approved three NHA stickers
with this new name will be generated by Stud
Book. These three stickers will be sent to the
relevant NHA office to be attached to the
passport.
HORSE NAME CHANGES
• Stickers to be stuck into the passport at three
required positions;
• Paperwork will be signed by the NHA and other
parties concerned to confirm the passport was
amended;
• Stud Book will record this paperwork as a formal
name change.
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The number of indications of horses under AMD at
the time of racing seems to be significant and raises a
real welfare problem. Why do we find such a number
of racehorses in competition needing AMD treatment?
A survey has been launched in several European
laboratories which highlighted the fact that 22% of
the 11,151 urine samples tested between May and
September 2017 had screening findings of at least one
AMD.
A large number of the anti-microbials found in
postrace samples also have properties such as
analgesic and anti-inflammatory actions, e.g.
macrolides, tetracyclines, quinolones, sulfonamides.
It is clear that the situation needs to be addressed
Regulatory veterinarians have concerns about the
potential use of AMD to conceal clinical signs of
injury or disease, allowing horses that are in an
unsuitable condition to race and potentially to spread
disease. The same regulatory veterinarians may be
concerned regarding the potential abuse of AMD in
horseracing as anti-inflammatory or analgesic agents.
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