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INDUSTRY NEWS

American Horse Council addresses
Secretary of Agriculture’s lack of
attention to equine industry needs
The American Horse Council, the lobbying
arm for equine interests in the United
States, has shared a letter recently sent to
Secretary of Agriculture Son ny Perdue
regarding his agency’s lack of attention to
equine needs. According to the AHC, Sec.
Perdue’s office has declined to meet with
industry stakeholders, and critical issues
affecting the U.S. horse population remain
unaddressed.
>> Read the AHC lett er here .
Scam alert - licensing boards being
spoofed
Some AAVSB member licensing boards
are reporting that their licensees are
receiving phone calls from people claiming
to be staff from the licensing board or law
enforcement in an attempt to obtain
sensitive license or personal
information. If you are a lic ensee that
receives a suspicious phone call, please
Study of Lasix -free racing to begin at
Laurel Park
A survey study of all 2 -year -olds that race
in Maryland this year to determine the
extent of exercise -induced pulmonary
hemorrhage is set to begin this August at
Laurel Park. Under an emergency
regulation approved Aug. 2, all 2 -year -old
races through Dec. 31 will be run Lasix -
free with a 48 -hour cutoff of the
therapeutic medication.
>> Click here to read more.

Morocco's carriage horses and
donkeys threatened amid collapsing
tourism industry
The Society for the Protection of Animals
Abroad, or SPANA, says the prospect of
starvation looms for carriage horses and
other animals normally used in Marra kech,
Morocco’s tourist mecca, since visitors
have vanished during the coronavirus
pandemic.
>> Click here to read more.