Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-28 - Ownerships, trainers and employees › Section 260-28-295 - Trainer responsibility

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The purpose of this section is to identify the minimum
				responsibilities of the trainer that pertain specifically to the health and
				well-being of horses in his/her care.
(1) The trainer is responsible for and is the
			 absolute insurer of the condition of the horses entered regardless of the acts
			 of third parties.
(2) The trainer
			 is responsible for the condition of horses in his/her care.
(3) The trainer will immediately notify the
			 owner(s) of any horses in the trainer's care of any pending rule violations
			 involving their horse(s) including, but not limited to, alleged medication
			 violations. Notice to the trainer will be deemed notice to the owner.
(4) The trainer is responsible for the
			 presence of any prohibited drug, medication, or other prohibited substance,
			 including permitted medication in excess of the maximum allowable
			 concentration, in horses in his/her care. A positive test for a prohibited
			 drug, medication or substance, including permitted medication in excess of the
			 maximum allowable concentration, as reported by a commission-approved
			 laboratory, is prima facie evidence of a violation of this rule. In the absence
			 of substantial evidence to the contrary, the trainer will be held
			 responsible.
(5) A trainer will
			 prevent the administration of any drug or medication or other prohibited
			 substance that may cause a violation of these rules.
(6) A trainer whose horse has been claimed
			 remains responsible for violation of any rules regarding that horse's
			 participation in the race in which the horse is claimed.
(7) The trainer is responsible for:
(a) Maintaining the assigned stable area in a
			 clean, neat and sanitary condition at all times;
(b) Using the services of those veterinarians
			 licensed by the commission to attend to horses that are on association
			 grounds;
(c) The proper identity,
			 custody, care, health, condition and safety of horses in his/her
			 care;
(d) Immediately reporting the
			 alteration of the sex of a horse to the horse identifier and the racing
			 secretary;
(e) Promptly reporting
			 to the racing secretary and an official veterinarian when a posterior digital
			 neurectomy (heel nerving) is performed on a horse in his/her care and ensuring
			 that such fact is designated on its certificate of registration;
(f) Promptly report to the racing secretary,
			 when mares who have been entered to race, have been bred;
(g) If a colt or horse has been gelded,
			 promptly submit a completed gelding report to The Jockey Club Office, or report
			 the fact to the racing secretary;
(h) Promptly reporting the serious injury
			 and/or death of any horse at locations under the jurisdiction of the commission
			 to the stewards and the official veterinarian and compliance with the rules in
			 this chapter governing postmortem examinations;
(i) Maintaining knowledge of the medication
			 record and medication status of horses in his/her care;
(j) Providing a fourteen day record of any
			 procedure or medication administered to any horse entered to race that is not
			 present on the grounds upon request of the official veterinarian;
(k) Immediately reporting to the stewards and
			 the official veterinarian knowledge or reason to believe, that there has been
			 any administration of a prohibited medication, drug or substance;
(l) Ensuring the fitness to perform
			 creditably at the distance entered;
(m) Ensuring that every horse he/she has
			 entered to race is present at its assigned stall for a prerace soundness
			 inspection as prescribed in WAC
			 260-70-570;
(n) Ensuring proper bandages, equipment and
			 shoes;
(o) Attending the collection
			 of a hair, urine, or blood sample or delegating a licensed employee or the
			 owner to do so; and
(p) Ensuring
			 that all the trainer's employees wear a safety helmet and safety vest while on
			 horseback, in compliance with WAC
			 260-12-180.