Trainer/driver loses license for horse cruelty

Harness racing trainer/driver Dale Hiteman has had his USTA license revoked due to conduct deemed detrimental to the association.

While in the barn area of Hoosier Park on the morning of June 1, 2023 licensee Dale Hiteman was observed on video striking a prone horse, later identified as Princess Laa, with a line, multiple times about the head and body.

In addition, there have been numerous positive test results reported from tracks throughout the USA.

Results are for the medications Dexamethasone, Glycopyrrolate, Mepivacaine and Triamcinolone Acetonide. Each of the trainers of record received a $1,000 fine and in some of the cases they also were suspended.

To review all the reports filed to the USTA, click here.

To review Canadian fines and suspensions, click here.

by Steve Wolf, for Harnesslink