The Board of Directors of the Horseracing Safety and Integrity Authority elected Dr Noah Cohen to complete the remainder of Dr Paul Lunn’s term on the Track Safety Standing Committee upon Lunn’s return to the UK.
Cohen is the University Distinguished Professor and the Patsy Link Chair of Equestrian Studies in the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences.
“We are honored to have someone with such outstanding expertise in equine health and safety as Dr Cohen join the HISA Race Safety Committee,” said HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus. “His deep expertise and decades of experience will be critical to HISA’s efforts to make the race safer with solutions backed by data and research. As we redirecting program implementation in just a few short months, Dr. Cohen’s in-depth knowledge will be instrumental to HISA’s success and ongoing efforts to develop rules and regulations.”
“We thank Dr. Lunn for his time and significant contributions to the committee, including his pivotal role in the drafting of the national accreditation rules and standards that make up the Program. Track Safety, was approved by the Federal Trade Commission last week,” said Dr. Sue Stover, Chairman of the HISA Track Safety Committee. “I look forward to collaborating with Dr. Cohen and know that our program will benefit from his insights gleaned over decades in the field.”
