hunterthepunter Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 RIB have a rule that you cannot cut a horses main off as they hair sample for drug testing .so are horses not racing with tails nowadays . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, hunterthepunter said: RIB have a rule that you cannot cut a horses main off as they hair sample for drug testing .so are horses not racing with tails nowadays . Where is this Rule? BTW the RIB don't or shouldn't be making the rules. HRNZ do that. The RIB only enforces them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robalan Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Hunter is not correct. HRNZ have ruled that hair around the jaw and the ears cannot be cut. This was introduced as a welfare issue for the horses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterthepunter Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 8 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said: Where is this Rule? BTW the RIB don't or shouldn't be making the rules. HRNZ do that. The RIB only enforces them. a lady trainer was warned by RIB that the main on her horse was too short .and she asked why and was told we are hair sampling now any shorter it will be 5k fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 20 minutes ago, hunterthepunter said: a lady trainer was warned by RIB that the main on her horse was too short .and she asked why and was told we are hair sampling now any shorter it will be 5k fine But where is the rule? If there isn't one then she can tell them to take a hike. What's more hair testing might show the presence of a prohibited substance but not accurately when it was administered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robalan Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 I recently raced a horse with a trainer who shaved her whole mane off. Never once was it questioned by the stipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taku Umanga Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 13 hours ago, Robalan said: I recently raced a horse with a trainer who shaved her whole mane off. Never once was it questioned by the stipes. Yep I recall a number of the All Stars team racing with hogged manes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Taku Umanga said: Yep I recall a number of the All Stars team racing with hogged manes But not all of them. Funny we used to trim manes because it was beneficial to the health of the horse. Easier to clean the neck after training or racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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