House Subcommittee Hearings

I recall some of the testimony from the researcher from the University Of Colorado. He is collaborating with a researcher from the U. of Maine to determine the best conditions for any type of track surface, how to maintain that condition and how to evaluate surfaces.

I believe he also stated that there is blood testing that is 90% accurate in indicating a horse has a minor injury that may progress to a fracture. His research indicates that catostrophic injuries are often the result of a progression of a minor injury evolving into a catostrophic injury over time. The implication is this : the data seems to indicate that if a horse blood test shows the beginning of what might become a fracture, the horse needs rest, not medication to mask the injury. Once the horse's blood test shows he is sound he can resume training.