- (1) A trainer must have his or her horse in the receiving barn or paddock at the time appointed.
(2) A trainer, their assistant trainer, or substitute trainer, must attend his or her horse in the paddock, and must be present to conduct, or directly supervise, the saddling of the horse.
- (a) If a trainer or assistant trainer directly supervises the saddling of the horse, only licensees that have demonstrated the skills required and have been approved by a commission appointed designee may physically saddle the horse. The trainer will be required to pay a L&I premium if the licensee which performs the duties is not a registered employee of the trainer or the owner of the horse.
- (b) An owner may be approved to saddle, but may only saddle horses in which they have an ownership interest.
- (3) In all claiming races, protective wraps and boots must be removed immediately after the horse has been saddled for the race.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020. WSR 20-03-084, § 260-28-200, filed 1/13/20, effective 2/13/20; WSR 17-05-059, § 260-28-200, filed 2/10/17, effective 3/13/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040. WSR 08-05-089, § 260-28-200, filed 2/15/08, effective 3/17/08; WSR 07-07-007, § 260-28-200, filed 3/8/07, effective 4/8/07; Rules of racing, §§ 282, 283, filed 4/21/61.]