Jack Shinar
Jack Shinar is a frequent contributor to The Blood-Horse magazine and is part of their Digital Media department.
Articles by Jack Shinar
California Trainers on Notice About Use of Anabolic Steroids
August 16, 2005
While steroid use by human athletes has caused a firestorm of controversy, trainers in California are being warned to avoid using anabolic steroids on their horses because of increased testing and uncertainty about withdrawal times. But the Read More
California Horse Racing Board Proposes Ban on Milkshakes
September 17, 2004
Use of alkalizing agents--so-called "milkshakes"--on horses would be illegal under a new regulation proposed Sept. 15 to the California Horse Racing Board.
Ron Jensen, DVM, MS, the CHRB's director of equine medicine, told the board Read More
Defendants in Mare Torture Killing Going to Trial
October 28, 2003
Two Northern California men who pleaded "no contest" Sept. 4 to felony animal cruelty stemming from the torture death of a 24-year-old Thoroughbred mare were allowed to withdraw their pleas and have been scheduled to face trial Dec. 1.
Pair Pleads 'No Contest' to Felony in Mare's Killing
September 08, 2003
Two Northern California men pleaded guilty Sept. 3 to felony animal cruelty stemming from the torture death of a Thoroughbred mare in Northern California.
Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Robert Boyd set Oct. 9 for sentencing of Read More
Uniform Drug Policy Years Away
June 01, 2003
A standardized medication and testing policy for Thoroughbred racing in the United States is three to five years away, said Rick Arthur, DVM, vice president and director of the Oak Tree Racing Association and a member of the Racing Medication an Read More
Official: Uniform Drug Policy Three to Five Years Away
April 03, 2003
Uniformity in medication and drug testing could be years away, a member of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium said April 1 during a California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)Medication Committee meeting.
Dr. Rick Arthur, a vice Read More
California Panel Calls for Ban on Use of Venom in Horses
April 03, 2003
California has taken the first step to ban the backstretch use of snake venom, which officials believe can be used as a nerve- or joint-numbing agent in sore or injured horses.
If approved by California Horse Racing Board (CHRB), the Read More
Fairplex to Rescue for Equine Fire Evacuees
September 26, 2002
As wildfires raged in nearby canyons, Fairplex Park in Pomona, Calif., became an emergency evacuation center for 90 horses forced from their homes.
At the request of the Los Angeles Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Fairplex Read More
California Joins Growing List of States to Ban EPO
August 22, 2002
Erythropoietin, a human medication designed to increase the concentration of red blood cells that is rumored to be in use on racehorses, has been added to the list of prohibited veterinary substances on racing premises by the California Horse Read More
