AAEP White Paper

[zinn21]

From a Thoroughbred Times article:

>>The AAEP released the white paper today titled, “Clinical Guidelines for Veterinarians Practicing in a Pari-Mutuel Environment.” The paper is in line with racing’s efforts to reduce catastrophic breakdowns, promoting medical practices the AAEP believes place the appropriate emphasis on health, safety, and welfare of the racehorse.

The paper wastes no time getting to the point, suggesting that therapies designed with the lone goal of getting a horse out on the track need to end, noting that, “This is an unqualified departure from the status quo.” It calls on veterinarians to not allow the race entry date to shape their treatments.

“To a very large extent, the use of medication in the current business model of racing is driven by entry date.<<

See link to entire article: http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/horse- ... _id=617469

[Gallop58]

Toothless propoganda.
Sure it reads well, but what does it accomplish?
Can a track ban a vet for not following?
If you could write these into the model rules, then maybe you can do something. Short of that though, I don't know what it accomplishes.

[zinn21]

Gallop you are right but at least they are publicly discussing.

[Laurierace]

I find it humorous that they pretend to give a crap as an organization yet endorse slaughter as a humane means of euthanasia.

[Dave C]

It is not toothless. The AAEP sets the standards by which a veterinarians license to practice vet med of any type can be challenged. A vet that ignores the AAEP may not be banned by the race track, but if he/she loses his vet license, that is far worse.

[Gallop58]

Re: Gallop you are right but at least they are publicly discussing.

First, I didn't catch it but that the AAEP info is older (Oct 2010). Not sure why an old doc was posted here, but I didn't see it in Oct so I guess it's worth a discussion.

Re: It is not toothless.

The paper is a guideline. I doubt any vet would lose anything by violating it. The AAEP is a subgroup of vets (AAEquineP) and I don't believe they licence anything. You might lose your membership, but I assume you'd need to do something really bad to be turfed out.
If these "guidelines" were law, I venture to say more than 1/2 the vets on tracks would lose their licences.

RMTC model rules (no AAEP reference)

ARCI-011-010 Veterinary Practices
A. Veterinarians under Authority of Official Veterinarian
Veterinarians licensed by the Commission and practicing at any location under the jurisdiction of the Commission are under the authority of the official veterinarian and the stewards. The official veterinarian shall recommend to the stewards or the Commission the discipline that may be imposed upon a veterinarian who violates the rules.


Show me one tooth, or better yet point me to one vet that has lost anything by violating this 3-4 month old guideline.

[zinn21]

First, I didn't catch it but that the AAEP info is older (Oct 2010). Not sure why an old doc was posted here, but I didn't see it in Oct so I guess it's worth a discussion.

Nor did I, my apologies. This was news for me. Obviously missed it last fall..

[Gallop58]

No worries!

I dug around and found that Paulick had a lively comments section after he posted about it when it was released...

http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s ... aya-paper/