Heidi said, As I've stated previously, virtually
every death that I've personally witnessed at endurance events has been due
either to a non-detected pre-existing condition or to an unavoidable
accident.
I have been sharing this thread with John and he asked me if
any horse that has died at a ride had an autopsy done. How would we know if a
horse had a pre-existing condition without an autopsy? Is a horse checked
for drugs in the case of a death? Can that be checked without an autopsy? Have
drugs ever been considered a possibility? I can't recall ever seeing a report
from any committee reporting on drug testing. In eight years, I don't think I
have ever been to a ride where I have seen horses being tested for drugs.
