RE: Re: [RC] claming agents that won't test postive, know any? - Bob Morris
When
we wrote the original rule it was very simple. In 1989 it consisted of the
following
13. DRUGS OF ANY KIND ARE PROHIBITED IN ALLEQUINES PARTICIPATING IN ALL SANCTIONEDRIDES.
13.1 The list of drugs on the prohibited list in California was
accepted bythe AERC Board, it will
supersede previous AERC Drug Policy.
But that was to simple and easy to understand
so out Vets campaigned for the next iteration which brought us
:
13. The integrity of Endurance Competition requires that the
equine
is not influenced by any drug, medication or veterinary
treat-ment.
Endurance equines must compete entirely on their
natu-ral
ability. AERC prohibits from competition equines who
con-tain
evidence of the administration of abnormal substances or
of normal substances in abnormal amounts (exogenously
ad-ministered
compounds even if normally found endogenously),
Since the complete effects of such administration cannot
bt
known, the fairness and safety require the prohibition of
such
practices.
13.1 AERC sanctioned rides are subject to drug testing
by the AERC or gov-ernmental
agencies. Riders and owners of equines entered in AERC
sanc-tioned
events grant authority for their equines to be tested by
virtue of
their entry into the ride.
And from
this it has blossomed into our present rule that every one hammers on. I still
believe that the original 13. DRUGS
OF ANY KIND ARE PROHIBITED IN ALLEQUINES
PARTICIPATING IN ALL SANCTIONEDRIDES
was the best all encompassing rule of the
bunch.
Bob
Bob Morris Morris Endurance Enterprises Boise, ID
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[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Sisu West
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Re: [RC] claming agents that won't test postive, know
any?
>The answer is ... It is not simple. The act of getting that fact
across to people is a major effort. People do not want to believe that their
favorite >nostrum is a drug, after all it only contains "natural herbs".
It is the rule that is simple. Educating
and convincing people to follow the rule is the hard part.
Ed and Wendy Hauser Sisu West 2994 Mittower
Road Victor, MT 59875
