conditioning riders

["Linda B. Merims" <lbm@naisp.net>]

Maggie Mieske mmieske@netonecom.net said:

 

>...I also keep some hard candy around for emergencies as

>well as sugar tablets for serious crashes.

 

Are stimulants illegal for *riders* in AERC competitions?

 

Angie brought this up after the PanAm championships, an

FEI event, but it didn't really get discussed much here.

 

I've recently been taking a stimulant for a medical reason

and I confess that I once took one extra to stay alert at the

wheel to finish the drive from Tennessee to Massachusetts

in one go.

 

It was a little disquieting how well it worked...

 

Linda B. Merims

lbm@naisp.net

Massachusetts, USA