Ridecamp: RE: [RC] [RC] B.C.A.A. Complex

Tom:

The AERC Rula conceerning drugs is very simple "The
integrity of Endurance Competition requires that the equine
is not influenced by any drug, medication or veterinary
treatment."

Accept that statement and you will have no problems.

Because of the complexity of the world wide manufactured
drug industry, it is impossible to name all the drugs that
could be allowed as well as all the drugs that would be
disallowed. Remember that it would be necessary to name all
the brand names as well as the generic names and I am quite
sure that you would not want to carry such a tome around
with you. Then what do you do about the fact that new ones
are being produced each and every day.

So we go to the simple "The integrity of Endurance
Competition requires that the equine is not influenced by
any drug, medication or veterinary treatment."

You state<<If there is some supplement that can reduce the
stress (legally) on my horses, then I want them to have
it.>>> The best you can do in this case is to not ride the
horse. This will reduce the stress emensely and much easier
than dosing with substances.

Bob

Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID

-----Original Message-----
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Tom
Dean
Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 8:11 AM
To: Lisa Redmond; Ridecamp@Endurance. Net
Subject: [RC] [RC] B.C.A.A. Complex


Lisa,

Science may rule for you but confusion reigns for me when
everybody gets
talking about the interpretation of for Rule 13.  :)

I am not trying to take advantage of any rule; I just want
to take to best
care of my horses.  If there is some supplement that can
reduce the stress
(legally) on my horses, then I want them to have it.  Maybe
to the longtime
endurance folks the rules seems simple.  But to a relative
newcomer, the
rule is vague and gives very poor guidance to somebody
trying to balance
between doing things right and want is best for the horse.

In a sport that e'lytes, probiotics and Maalox are allowed
by ride vets, how
am I determine if B.C.A.A. is legal or not.  The people on
Ridecamp cannot
even agree whether it should be or not.  Do you know if
somebody used it in
front of a Ride Vet that it would be illegal?  I just wish
there was a list
so the learning curve would be easier and not some vague
rule.

Tom


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