National HBPA President Dr. Doug Daniels, left, and NHBPA CEO Eric Hamelback Friday night at Prairie Meadows. Photo by Michelle McShane Dr. Doug Daniels, a horse owner and equine veterinarian in Virginia, was re-elected by unanimous acclamation for a second three-year term as the National HBPA’s President and Chairman of the Board. Saturday’s [...]

The 2024 Kent Stirling Memorial Medication panel. From left: Dr. Clara Fenger, Dr. Tom Tobin, Dr. Rob Holland and trainer Ron Moquett. Photo by Denis Blake/NHBPA What could sharks possibly have to do with a presentation at the National HBPA Conference at Prairie Meadows? Well, just in time for Friday’s Kent Stirling [...]

Thursday's panel discussing fixed odds on horse racing. From left: moderator Michele Fischer, Ed Fenasci, Kim Oliver and Dan Hartman. (Photo by Denis Blake/NHBPA) The new reality of Computer Assisted Wagering’s escalating presence in racetrack’s pools and the emergence of horse racing as a fixed-odds betting product on sportsbooks were the focus of [...]

Owner Brent Malmstrom Horse owner Brent Malmstrom told Wednesday’s opening session of the annual National HBPA Conference that he has spent more than $620,000 - “with no end in sight” — on fighting the two-year suspension handed trainer Jonathon Wong after one of Wong’s horses became the first to test positive in a [...]

The National HBPA has filed a Petition for Rulemaking with the FTC urging them to issue no-effect thresholds for pharmacologically irrelevant concentrations of foreign substances that have no effect on a horse. The FTC is now seeking public comments on the petition, and if you want change, they need to hear from you now! Just [...]

Today, the National Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association (HBPA) and twelve state affiliates won their second court victory as the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) was found unconstitutional yet again. The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that HISA violated the private non-delegation doctrine. The Court reasoned that Congress unlawfully [...]

Today, the National Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association (HBPA) filed a Petition for Rulemaking under the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA), requesting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to create no-effect thresholds. A no-effect threshold, also known as a no-effect screening limit or no-effect cutoff, is a laboratory testing detection level below which no owner or trainer [...]

Dear Horsemen and Horsewomen, I am writing to each of you on behalf of the National HBPA Foundation, as we are seeking support for our fellow horsemen and women in New Mexico. As you likely are aware two wildfires in New Mexico have prompted the evacuation of thousands of residents Ruidoso, N.M., as well as [...]

Benoit Photo (from the Summer 2024 issue of The Horsemen's Journal) By Clara Fenger, DVM, PHD, DACVIM; Kimberly Brewer, DVM; and Thomas Tobin, MRCVS, PHD, DABT Horses are arguably the most well-adapted elite athletes of the animal kingdom. One of the most efficient biomechanical specimens, horses originally evolved this efficiency to elude predation, [...]