2015 NHBPA Summer Convention
Denver, Colorado
August 6-9, 2015
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Convention Agenda


Audit Committee
(forward to 1:25 mark on first link)

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“Minimum Wage, Overtime Wages and Contract Labor”

Moderator:
MaryAnn O’Connell
Co-Chair, Benefit Providers Committee

Panelists:
Peter Ecabert, NHBPA General Counsel
Brian Fitzgerald, NHBPA Govt Relations Liaison
Will Velie, President, Horseman Labor Solutions


Legislative Affairs Forum

We have a goal within the Legislative Affairs Committee, and that goal is to work effectively with federal officials to ensure their understanding of the impact our industry brings to the country. By making sure federal officials are educated on our industry we hope to gain favor in order to ensure the wellbeing of our industry and the rights of all horsemen.

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Moderator:
Brian Fitzgerald, NHBPA Govt. Relations Liaison

Panelists:
Kelley Brooks, Principal, Stealey II, Inc.
Daniel Hartman, Director of Racing Events, State of Colorado
Mark Hillman, Thoroughbred Breeder & former CO State Senator
William White, President, Florida HBPA


Industry Awards Committee

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Medication Forum

The Evolution of Equine Drug Testing Regulation: Regulating the Activities of Chemists & Regulators

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Moderator:
Kent Stirling, Chair, Medication Committee

Panelists:
Richard Halvey, Halveyonhorseracing.com
“Approaching Equine Medication Regulation from the Perspective of the Horse Player and their Perspectives on Medication Issues”

Dr. Clara Fenger, DVM, PHD, DACVIM
Equine Integrated Medicine, Georgetown, Ky
”Uniform Medication Rules and Federal Oversight: Past, Present and Future”

Dr. Thomas Tobin, Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky
“The RMTC Regulatory Threshold for Xylazine: A Scientific and Regulatory Re-evaluation, and Related Regulatory Matters”

“Canadian Environmental Methamphetamines Identified and Linked to a Horse Trailer”

Dr. Steven Barker, PhD, Everett D. Besch Distinguished Professor of Veterinary Medicine School of Veterinary Medicine, LSU
“Quo Vadis” A History of Equine Drug Testing and a Projected Future”