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LOOKING AFTER OUR JOCKEYS Q&A INTERVIEW WITH DENIS EGAN
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n this issue, we conclude our series of Question and Answer sessions with the chairs of the various committees that operate in the EMHF region. Following our features on the Pattern and doping control, we turn our attention to the well-being of our human athletes, the jockeys. Denis Egan, who until recently was CEO of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board, has also been the driving force
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within the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) when it comes to the welfare of riders. Not only does he chair the European Racing Medical Officers Group, but he has also been at the helm of the global International Conference for the Health, Safety and Welfare of Jockeys (ICHSWJ) since its inception some 15 years ago. This time, our questions have been posed by various jockeys’ associations.
