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Re: [RC] Congress to Examine Horse Racing - mspattykirk<BIG SIGH> I realize that there is a lot of bad stuff going on in the horse racing industry these days. But I would much rather see Congress work on the important stuff like the cost of gasoline/diesel, health care, food shortages and so forth. After all, I didn't send my senators and congressmen to DC to investigate steroid use in sports, or horse racing. JMHO Patty Israelson AERC - Central -----Original Message----- From: Karen Standefer <kstandefer@xxxxxxxx> Sent: Jun 14, 2008 8:04 PM To: 'Ridecamp' <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [RC] Congress to Examine Horse Racing Article in Horse.com (Originally published at BloodHorse.com.) The United States House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection has scheduled a hearing--"Breeding, Drugs, and Breakdowns: The State of Thoroughbred Horseracing and the Welfare of the Thoroughbred Racehorse"--for June 19 in Washington, D.C. According to a June 11 release from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, the hearing will look at "commercial breeding practices that emphasize speed and precocity over durability, the prevalence of performance-enhancing drugs and other medications, track surfaces, and maintenance of the tracks." =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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