In a message dated 3/30/2006 3:27:15 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
goearth@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
But for
the offender at a World Championship to walk away with....4. No fine or
suspension shall be imposed upon HH.....speaks
volumes.
Hi Tom,
You know initially, I felt the same way.
Then, I started thinking about who actually
administered the drug to the horse.
I have no experience in the UAE, and as many know,
I am no fan of the "sport" they pursue over there, but it seems to me that
just about anyone could have slipped the drug to the horse at an event such as
the WEC.
Even a competitor who believed that once the horse was
tested that a couple of things could be accomplished by drugging the
horse...eliminating the horse from the competition/result and sullying the
reputation of the rider/owner/train/team of the horse.
So, short of actually witnessing the drug
being administered by some reputable and unimpeachable person, I wonder how "the
offender" could ever been truly adjudicated and penalized.
Even in our country, in our sport, how
truly "exposed" are our horses to the folks who might want to do bad
things at endurance rides?
I choose to believe that our sport is populated by
wonderful, well-intentioned individuals who always pursue endurance in an
above-board fashion.
