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Equine Research News A digital presentation of Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Providers of Equine Research From 1940 thru 2017 Issue 5 • 2017 CONTINUING EQUINE In this edition: EDUCATION COURSES By Jamie Haydon • Continuing Education The wish to improve our • E. Mack to present Dinny Phipps Award overall horsemanship skills from the trainer down to the groom has been a continuing California maintains the California Horse Racing objective identified at Board’s Racing Safety Program that provides previous editions of the Welfare and Safety of the educational materials through the University of Racehorse Summit. The recommendations have California Davis and staff is working with the CHRB ranged from implementation of uniform testing for to integrate these programs into our Advanced initial licensees to continuing education requirements Horsemanship site to avoid future duplication. for current licensees, starting with licensed trainers. Further to assist the industry, in 2015 The Welfare In response to the testing objective and with the and Safety of the Racehorse Summit partnered with assistance of Dr. Reid McLellan, executive director of the Blue Grass Community and Technical College the Groom Elite program, the Education Committee to create the Advanced Horsemanship Program, of the Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit a free online educational program available to all created The Uniform National Trainers Test for jurisdictions, all licensees, and anyone interested. jurisdictions to use for licensing new trainers in 2008. Course content will track participants and completion, enabling jurisdictions to be notified The Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit when licensees successfully complete a continuing also developed a study guide that accompanies the education course. test and is available for purchase on the Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit website. Course #1 The test has gained acceptance and is now used by UNDERSTANDING & 17 jurisdictions as part of their trainer licensing MANAGING EHV-1 requirements. In support of the continuing education course requirements, the Association of Racing Features of the interactive Commissioners International (RCI) adopted a model course include: rule in 2008 requiring four (4) hours of Trainer Continuing Education (CE) to begin no later than 2010. • What is EHV-1 Indiana was the first jurisdiction to pass the RCI • What causes EHV-1 model rule requiring continuing education and when • What are the clinical signs other jurisdictions failed to act on the rule Indiana • The diagnostic tools available resended the regulation. • Treatment options • Prognosis Currently, however, New York is the only racing jurisdiction that requires continuing education when • Best management practices to prevent they passed the Model Rule in 2016 and the Welfare contamination and Safety of the Racehorse staff is assisting them • EHV-1 vaccination rules for shipping with their program. Continued on page 2 equine Research News Issue 5 • 2017 • page 2 Course #2 • Importance of the Fetlock Joint in Risk THE HOOF: Management INSIDE & OUT • The Role of Pre-Existing and Recurrent Injuries in Risk Management The objectives of this • Utilization of Risk & Protective Factors Advanced Horsemanship course are to: Course #5 • Increase your knowledge about the physiology NUTRITION AND of the hoof and how it correlates to soundness BALANCED FEED and racing performance PROGRAMS • Inform you on basic horseshoeing principles and shoe types The objectives of this • Provide best hoof care management practices Advanced Horsemanship • Encourage dialogue among your stable's team course are to: and farrier • Increase your knowledge and understanding of how nutrients requirements are determined and Course #3 what are the nutrient requirements of a racehorse UNDERSTANDING THE • Inform you on how best to meet nutrient NATIONAL UNIFORM requirements based on the horse's gastrointestinal MEDICATION anatomy PROGRAM (NUMP) • Increase your knowledge and understanding of Users will learn about the: equine gastrointestinal health and its impact on a balanced feed program • Components of NUMP • Provide you ways in which you can best utilize • NUMP's Medication Regulation feedstuffs to maximize nutrient intake • Third-Party Lasix Administration • RMTC Laboratory Accreditation Future courses are being • Multiple Medication Violation Program developed from the presentations made at prior • Progress of NUMP editions of the Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summits featuring Course #4 subjects such as: INTRODUCTION TO THOROUGHBRED RISK & PROTECTIVE • Nutraceuticals FACTORS • Training and Bone Development • Respiratory and Airway Health Features of the interactive • Biomarker Research course include: • Compounded Medications • Equine Injury Database Insights • Importance of Risk & Protective Factors • Definition of Risk & Protective Factors Links to these courses can be found at: • Misconceptions of Risk https://courses.grayson-jockeyclub.org/ equine Research News Issue 5 • 2017 • page 3 PHIPPS FAMILY TO ACCEPT enormous commitment to equine welfare and help AWARD AT BELMONT STAKES continue his great work in the years to come.” CHARITY CELEBRATION Mack commissioned the Odon Wagner Gallery and artist Gary Weisman to create a bronze sculpture to The Grayson-Jockey Club commemorate the new award. Research Foundation announced today that the The evening will feature cocktails, dinner and a live Phipps family will be the jazz performance by The Juilliard School. recipient of the inaugural Dinny Phipps Award when it The foundation also announced that The Stronach is presented at the Belmont Group has graciously pledged a $25,000 donation to Stakes Charity Celebration the event. on Thursday evening, June 8, at the Bryant Park “Frank Stronach and The Stronach Group have Grill in New York City. maintained a longstanding dedication to equine health, and we are proud to support an event like Earle Mack, an active participant in Thoroughbred this, especially one that honors the late Dinny racing and breeding for more than 50 years, created Phipps,” said Mike Rogers, a member of The the new award to honor the legacy of his friend Stronach Group’s executive board. Dinny Phipps for his longstanding dedication to equine health. Phipps, who died April 2016, served The Bryant Park Grill is located in the heart of as a board member of the Grayson-Jockey Club New York’s famed Bryant Park, adjacent to the Research Foundation from its inception. New York Public Library, one of the country’s greatest architectural institutions. Phipps’ wife, Ande, daughter, Daisy Phipps Pulito, and son, Ogden Phipps II, will be on hand to accept Tickets for the event are available at $300 each the award. and all proceeds from the Belmont Stakes Charity Celebration benefit the ongoing research of the Trainer Shug McGaughey, who has trained for the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation to Phipps Stable for the past 30 years, will also be in improve equine health and safety. attendance, as will leading jockeys John Velazquez, who rode this year’s Kentucky Derby winner, Additional information about the Belmont Stakes Always Dreaming; four-time Eclipse Award Charity Celebration can be obtained by contacting Nancy winner Javier Castellano, who won last Saturday’s Kelly at (212) 521-5305 or [email protected]. Preakness on Cloud Computing; and Hall of Famer Ramon Dominguez. “The week of the Belmont Stakes is a special time of the year for horse racing and a perfect opportunity to celebrate New York and our great sport while also paying tribute to a man who did so much for both throughout his life,” said Mack. “Dinny Phipps was a giant in the Thoroughbred racing industry and an uncompromising voice for integrity and horse health. This award was created to recognize Dinny’s Equine Research News is the digital newsletter of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation 501(c)(3) organization Offices: 821 Corporate Dr, Lexington, KY 40503 40 East 52nd St, New York, NY 10022 http://www.grayson-jockeyclub.org 859-224-2850 • Fax: 859-224-2853 212-371-5970 • Fax: 212-371-6123 Like us on Facebook • Follow us on Twitter.