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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
A vet has a responsibility to be at the track when horses are racing or training. IF they can't physically be there then they should have an associate/another practice/another private vet that will cover for them during those hours. A vet also has a responsibility to provide emergency care or in their absence provide an adequate replacement. Every vet I know with a racetrack practice does this.
Do they have to be standing at the ready? No but they need to be there a reasonable time after an injury occurs which happens not to be the case in this instance at Penn.
For tracks that run at night they have a responsibility to see that they are there or someone is covering until after the last race is run.
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??? The vet responded immediately when called and sent a locum. He wasn't called immediately because they were looking for someone on track. Please re-read the story.
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