Horse's Death Exposes Holes in Regulatory Net

[Patrick333]

According to a track security guard, on April 19 at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort trainer Kathy Jarvis paused from what would prove unsuccessful efforts to resuscitate her dying horse Slippin' Around to walk to a garbage barrel and push down trash.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...regulatory-net

[my miss storm cat]

I don't have the words to convey how sickened I am by this.

There are people in this world who don't deserve to come near another living thing.

If it takes a group like PETA or a NY Times article or something drastic to ensure this kind of thing NEVER happens again (poor horse) then I hope they catch on to this story. I really do.

I love our sport as much as anybody but parts of it need to be looked at and fixed and that includes proper punishments being doled out.

The stewards have the power to call for a necropsy, but they did not. The state vet can recommend to stewards that a necropsy be conducted, but one was not ordered. The stewards said that was because of the failure of track security to promptly inform them of Slipppin' Around's death. Instead, track officials disposed of the horse's body that night.

Thoroughbred owner Trevor Hewick, a retired detective who serves as an alternate on the Charles Town Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association board of directors, closely follows regulatory issues in West Virginia. He said the circumstances of the case sicken him, and he believes Jarvis, as well as the stewards for failing to collect evidence, should face severe sanctions.

"A thousand-dollar fine? Not only does she need to be kicked out of racing, but the stewards who were on duty that day need to be fired," Hewick said. "It is so pathetic."

What he said.