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donations and sponsorships going to the protection of horses, jockeys, owners, trainers and the betting public. Tony Patterson became the executive director of the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders’ Association. Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson was named the 2013 Humane Horseman of the Year by the Humane Society of the U.S. President Obama blocked the resumption of commercial horse slaughter in the U.S. by withholding money
for federal inspections of facilities. Champion breeders Bob & Jerry Gaston received the 2013 AQHA Racing Breeders Special Recognition Award. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed Advance Deposit Wagering legislation into
law. For the first time ever at Remington Park, an Appaloosa was named Horse of the Meet when Major Tom received the honor. Over 30 Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred racetracks around the U.S. participated in the First Annual
licensed racing associations must donate to horse racing industry charities. The Indiana Horse Racing Commission approved rules to regulate cobalt levels in racehorses. The Jockeys’ Guild called for a minimum of $1 million in on-track accident coverage. Ruidoso Downs Race Track and the New Mexico Horse Racing Commission announced “super testing” would be in place
for the 2015 Ruidoso Triple Crown races and that extensive surveillance systems would be
used to monitor the stable area. R.D. Hubbard, majority owner of Ruidoso Downs, received
the Horatio Alger Award in Washington D.C. for commitment to philanthropy and higher education. Los Alamitos cancelled the Champion of Champions due to non-standardized levels of the use of clenbuterol and enforced regulations prohibiting clenbuterol and its analogues. The first Congressional Horse Caucus was held to educate Congress about the importance of the
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died at 92; Champion Paint breeder Bill Hoskin died at 87; Marilou Kelly, co-owner of Champion Mars Blackman, died at 80; John Lawrence May, co-owner of Champion Easily Smashed, died
at 84; Louisiana State Racing Commissioner chairman Jerry Meaux died in a car accident at 74; Champion breeder Carl Pevehouse of PV Quarter Horse Farm died; Catherine Richardson, breeder
of 3-time Champion Tolltac, died at 94; Former AQHA president Clarence Scharbauer Jr. died at 88; Longtime Los Alamitos racing secretary Donald “Curly” Smith died at 86; Champion owner
Dan Urschel, co-owner with wife Jolene of World Champion Special Effort, died at 72; Champion runner/Champion race sire & leading barrel sire Bully Bullion died at 30; Champion & leading sire Dash Thru Traffic died at 24; Multiple Champion sire Holland Ease died at 25 in Brazil; Champion sire and World Champion broodmare sire Raise A Secret died at 31; Multiple Champion sire Sixarun died at 31; Champion Paint sire Texas Six died of colic at 12; Champion Treacherously died.
Bob & Jerry Gaston, who received the 2013 AQHA Racing Breeder Special Recognition Award, are shown here with two of their notable broodmares, St Pats Tea (left) and First Tea Rose (right).
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