How do we make sure this never happens again?

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Originally Posted by Riot

So you say it's the private practices' fault they were not physically on the premises (even though that's who responded as soon as called and euthanized the horse).

Okay. So again: what hours do you say a private practice has a responsibility to physically be on the track premises?

Let's get this straight ok? If the person who ultimately euthanized the horse was on the premises when the horse was injured this would not be a story.

If Dr. X was my vet and he took Sundays off then I'm quite sure Dr X would have not only made arrangements to have another vet cover for him BUT would make sure his clients knew as well. Obviously the vet in question called another vet that put the horse down. This is not in question. What is in question is why that vet (the responding one) did not answer the call for a vet or from this trainer specifically when the horse was originally injured? Everyone at every track knows when the siren/horn comes on and the call for a vet to come to the track comes what is going on.

Does a private practice have a responsibilty to physically be on the premises OR have someone else there during racing/training hours? Of course they do.