?You Have Integrity?: Amid Serious Allegations, Equestrian Community Rallies Behind Trainer

Every realm has its own perks and disadvantages, and so does the equestrian world. The safety of equines and equestrians both are the top priority of the horse-racing world. There have been frequent cases of horse deaths and lack of safety in various ways. A similar case has once again popped up in the equestrian world. Trainer Dan Blacker has been accused of incomplete vet checks after the death of a 2-year-old filly Animae.

After such serious accusations upon him, the trainer shared a statement from his behalf on social media. He has shared his side of the story with complete honesty. After confronting the statement, netizens shared their support with Blacker. They have poured his comment section with all the love and support the trainer needed in this rough time.

Dan Blacker shares his statement with the equestrian community?

Dan Blacker, the trainer, was accused of running horses through 527 workouts in 1 1/2 years without completing veterinary checks beforehand. The California Horse Racing Board laid the allegations upon the trainer on the 8th of September 2023. After the death of a 2-year-old filly, CHRB made the accusations against Blacker. The organization stated that the horse was not examined by his present veterinarian, entering into EquiTAPS database during the 72 hours immediately after an official workout.

After doing the analyzations, they found that the horse did 789 official workouts with 527 of them did not have a veterinary examination completed prior to in violation of CHRB rule 1878. After this extremely damaging accusation, Blacker took to his Twitter for sharing a statement regarding the same. He stated that horse welfare is the top priority of his barn and it has been 11 years of his training. Blacker has always been an advocate for safety and medication reform.

The trainer further added that, “I want to make it clear that I am in contact with my veterinary team daily. We jog up every horse, every day before they go to the track. The horses in training are thoroughly evaluated by myself, my team, and my veterinarian on routine basis.”?After this, he explained the severity of the injury of her horse and took responsibility of the actions as well. After his statement, the internet showed support for the trainer.

The internet poured their love on the trainer?

After seeing the statement shared by the trainer, the equestrian community stood up for Dylan Blacker. Praising the honest response, one of the admirers stated, “Thank you for your honest and open response. I am confident that you never had any intention to violate any rules and you all will be rectified.”?

Following this, another one commented, “You are a quality trainer and human. You have integrity.”?Praising the transparency and the confident way of sharing the statement, one of the fans expressed, “This is how statements should be made. Clear concise no obsfication.”?and on the same grounds, one more fan commented, “Transparency, this is the correct way to do it. Well done Dan.”?

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Showing complete support to the trainer, one of them said, “Dan- we stand behind you 100%! We know you have always put the horses safety first!?The entire equestrian world is on their toes waiting for the final judgement about the trainer to come out.

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