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On the day of the World Cup in the UAE, we also had an endurance race in 
Qatar. Same weather conditions and it started at 2 a.m..

In addition I have also been to FEI rides in Ireland when it was cold, windy 
and rain for days. The climbs had lots of deep mud, rocky and steep. At the 
end of the race the same head vet for Al Wathba and Al Reef,  Dr. Andrew 
Dalglish spent the rest of the evening jugging, mudding and monitoring every 
horse in his care.

The grooms walked out horses both evenings it was a two day race. They hand 
walked and rubbed down every horse. The weather was far from 100 deg and the 
horses still received I.V.'s. It is standard for someone who has the money 
and a staff vet on hand to administer proper treatments.

When Al Shahania races in Qatar the stable vet Dr. Catherine Duncan is on 
hand thru out the entire race to see to the stables horses. They weight each 
horse on a regular basis and do blood work. She ultra sounds and scans the 
body to check for proper body functions following the events. Many of these 
large stables have in house labs and hospital barns. They spend a lot of 
time and money the preserve the horses.

You can check the race results for the past 5 years or so and see that some 
of these stables are still racing the same horses....... I am not saying it 
does not happen but they do not throw the horses out with the shavings.

Laurie




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