Racing Economics Collide With the Veterinarian’s Oath

The New York Times released and article on September 21, 2013, looking again at medications and racing horses.  This time, it was from the point-of-view of veterinarians who prescribe drugs to racehorses, often at the insistence of trainers.  It is not a pretty story.

CLICK HERE to read the story in the New York Times.

DR. RAMEY NOTES:  As societal concerns about animal welfare mount, the liberal use of medications in performance horses (ALL performance horses – don’t think for a minute that this problem is limited to racing horses) will come under increasing scrutiny.