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- From: Stovall@f88.n106.z1.fidonet.org (Stovall)
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- Newsgroups: rec.equestrian
- Subject: Drugs in competition
- Message-ID: <725206860.AA07345@urchin.fidonet.org>
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 00:00:00 -0500
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- FB>I would really like to hear people's opinions on this subject...
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- I don't have any answers, but I can give you the parameters of the
- conundrum:
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- If an animal is lame, the lameness should be addressed. If the lameness
- is of such a nature that the horse will "warm out of it", then he
- probably can perform without drugs. If the animal can't work without
- drugs, ideally he should stay in the barn to lessen the chance of
- worsening his condition.
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- In the real world, economic reality makes it difficult to justify not
- taking advantage of every remedy. Most trainers will do anything they
- legally can to get a horse to the track because of the tremendous
- pressures exerted by owners.
-
- FB>Breed for fitness, not just speed.
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- The horses most likely to hurt themselves are the ones with the most
- speed. There a quite a few hunters that are hunters because they
- couldn't run fast enough to hurt themselves at the track.
-
- Tom Stovall
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- AFA Journeyman Farrier
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