According to bloodhorse.com, from whence this photo came, Gretchen Jackson has agreed to join the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Safety and Integrity Alliance's subcommittee on Aftercare. The focus of this committee is the care and feeding of retired racehorses and needless to say, Mrs. Jackson is the absolute perfect person to speak for the horses.
"This is a tough industry to get anyone to agree on anything, but one thing we all agree on is that we all love our horses," she commented.
Watch out NTRA. You have not seen anything quite like the passion of Mrs. Jackson when it comes to the welfare of the animals she truly loves. Remember this is the woman who said that it would be just fine if Barbaro could live out his days on their farm if he was pain free.
Might it be too much to wonder if Mrs. Jackson's appointment might actually effect some changes in policy-such as the institution of a mandatory percentage of all entry fees being contributed to retirement funds?
Who knows? According to Mike Ziegler, executive director of the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance, "Aftercare is a shared issue among the entire industry."
Only time will tell. And in the meantime, I wonder if she could do anything about getting the NTRA.com live feed to work on Saturday for the Florida Derby?
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What a perfect committee post for Mrs. Jackson! Horses on the track now and in the future will benefit from her involvement with this initiative!
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