NHRA takes lead: post race care

www.sportingpost.co.za/2017/10/welfare-n...rends/#comment-27585

Nonsense!

After all the articles about them doing nothing, they now take the lead?

I saw a horse advertised in a Kimberley group for sale the other day, had raced a couple of weeks before

So much for them being retrained etc

Having rules and laws is one thing. Enforcing it is something else. Let's see if this dog has any teeth.

Absolute rubbish, an absolute FIGJAM exercise.

Let's talk about how the NHA handled the Wavin' Flag incident and it will highlight their short -fallings. The NHA has cut costs and now it wants to spend money on a horses life after racing :lol:
The bottom line is that if the NHA is going to do anything it will have to pass more rules that will undoubtedly add to an owners liability.

The industry will not contribute willingly, why should it, I have no doubt that the NHA will get push back from everyone.

im sure changes were put into place for horse welfare by the nha after ashleigh hughes and others rescued the 2 horses that were sold onto scum people for a few grand?

pirates wrote: im sure changes were put into place for horse welfare by the nha after ashleigh hughes and others rescued the 2 horses that were sold onto scum people for a few grand?

At the moment KPMG South Africa their clients are deserting them everyday after their indiscretions. If owners really care about their horses the same should be done!!!!

pirates wrote: im sure changes were put into place for horse welfare by the nha after ashleigh hughes and others rescued the 2 horses that were sold onto scum people for a few grand?

The horses were given to a rehoming center and were stolen. They landed up in Delft and raced in "bush racing".
It took 2 days for the horses to be located and returned to the rehoming center.

There was an investigation done into how these horses had been retired from racing and whether the correct paperwork and steps had been followed as per the NHRA rules.

Suga I am sure that this is what Jurgs is alluding to. No action was taken against the owners

Why must action be taken because the horse was given to the correct homing place? What does paper work have to do with what happened? Or is it because it Larry?

Let me know if there's anything unclear here, or maybe you just think some people are above the law? The facility where the horse was "given" to was not approved so less spin please.

41.10 The OWNER of a HORSE shall remain responsible for the care and welfare of a HORSE
registered in his name with the NHA, once it retires from racing and for the rest of its natural
life, unless he:
41.10.1 transfers ownership of the HORSE to another OWNER or an owner in another
racing jurisdiction; or
41.10.2 transfers ownership of the HORSE to a BREEDER; or
41.10.3 transfers ownership of the HORSE to a Horsecare Unit run under the auspices of
the National Horse Trust or another rehoming facility approved by the CHIEF
EXECUTIVE, together with the required fee; or
41.10.4 has the HORSE humanely euthanased and reports such euthanasia to the NHA;
or
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41.10.5 disposes, whether by an auction approved by the CHIEF EXECUTIVE or
otherwise, the HORSE out of racing, on condition that a “second career
assessment form” as prescribed from time to time, has been completed by a
veterinary surgeon, the OWNER and the TRAINER, enabling the HORSE to
pursue an intended second career outside of horseracing. If required, the OWNER
agrees to make all relevant veterinary history available to the veterinary surgeon
and TRAINER, in order to complete the form accurately. The assessment form
shall be submitted to the CHIEF EXECUTIVE within one week of the horse retiring
from racing.
Should the assessment recommend humane euthanasia and the OWNER elects
not to humanely euthanase the HORSE, then the OWNER shall remain
responsible for that horse’s welfare for the rest of its natural life.
41.11 An OWNER shall be guilty of an offence if he fails to dispose of a horse in accordance
with RULE 41.10
41.12 For the purposes of Rule 41, a horse will be regarded as having been retired from the
time it leaves a Trainers’ yard or a breeding establishment to be placed in the care of a
person who is not registered with the National Horseracing Authority.

Always trying to run down racing, why not do something about it and donate money to re home horses ?

You know RiverJ the solution to any problem is to acknowledge what the problem is and move forward with trying to find solutions. Let's acknowledge the elephant in the room and perhaps then racing can move forward. Nice dodge by the way, I answer your question so you insult me. I dont care who you are or who you are trying to defend, rules are for everyone and no one should be exempt regardless of who they are