The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) has issued provisional suspensions to a pair of veterinarians based at Laurel Park in Maryland, according to rulings posted on the HISA website Jan. 12.
Dr. Nicholas L. Meittinis and Dr. Adam J. Lockard, both members/partners in the Maryland Vet Group, were provisionally suspended due to alleged violations of Rule 2271(a)(1), which prohibits the “use of physical or veterinary procedures to mask the effects or signs of injury so as to allow training or racing to the detriment of the Covered Horse’s health and welfare.”
Meittinis is president of the North American Association of Racetrack Veterinarians, according to his personal Linked In page. Lockard has been named to the American Association of Equine Practitioners Racing Committee, beginning in 2027…