LAC 35:XLI.729. When Rider May Choose Not to Ride

A. Every rider shall fulfill his duly scheduled riding engagements, unless excused by the stewards. No rider shall be forced to ride neither a horse he believes to be unsound, nor over a racing strip he believes to be unsafe. However: 1. if a rider voluntarily cancels a duly scheduled riding engagement for any reason other than the aforementioned, he shall not be permitted to fulfill any riding engagements thereafter on that race day; and 2. if the stewards find a rider's refusal to fulfill a riding engagement is based on a personal belief unwarranted by facts and circumstances, such rider may be subject to disciplinary action.