A horse in the hands of the starter shall receive no further care from anyone at the starting post except the assistant starters, provided that if any accident happens to a jockey, his horse or his equipment, the starter may permit any jockey or jockeys to dismount and the horse to be cared for during the delay; otherwise no jockey shall dismount.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 4226.9