Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Louis Romanet has reaffirmed the IFHA's commitment to horse welfare and medication control

Romanet spoke of the IFHA's commitment to both issues during the session, which also featured a presentation from world sports medicine expert Dr Perikles Simon, under the heading 'Leveling the Doping Field'.
"The IFHA must be proactive. The integrity of racing and horse welfare are absolute priorities," Romanet said before detailing two significant elements of IFHA policy which he said had been universally endorsed.
"The first is agreement on control of medications including international screening limits and detection times. The second is a commitment to the detection of doping agents and prohibited practices in and out of competition. The IFHA supports a total ban on raceday medication and bans on anabolic agents throughout a horse's career," Romanet said.
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