"The Panel also pointed to the fact that Butler took no veterinary advice before carrying out these procedures, did not have the horses properly assessed prior to their treatment, made no recording in his medication records of having injected the horses and that he subsequently allowed the horses to be treated by veterinary surgeons without informing them of the prior administrations. Furthermore they noted that it is not appropriate for a trainer to say he is able to undertake an invasive veterinary procedure on the basis that he had seen veterinary surgeons performing the procedure, that he created unnecessary risks for the horses in obtaining the drug from an unlicensed source and that his behavior in administering the injections was consistent with the underhand and covert manner in which he purchased the drug."
"Taking this all into account the Panel summarized that the actions of Butler represented 'an appalling breach of his duty to look after the interests of the horses in his care and amounted to conduct that was seriously prejudicial to the integrity, proper conduct and good reputation of horseracing in Great Britain',"
Horse racing here in the states should follow this example.
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/82282/butler-gets-five-year-suspension
Trainer Gets 5 Year Suspension
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