There seem to always be some here that 'love' to
play the devil's advocate and make something out of nothing. Major
difference between real mind altering drugs and 'comfort medications'. The
young folks will have a great opportunity to 'eat their words' as time doesn't
stop for anyone and every cottonpicken injury one has will eventually remind
them later on in life. IMHO
Considering that distance riding sports are hobbie sports and
that the majority of the riders are over 30 a big portion over 50 and
people are looking for ways to 'cheat' new riders into the activity just to
fill rides and help them break even. I don't think fussing about what
the rider takes to keep them comfortable and riding should be an
issue.... We could all be sitting in the rocking chair and you folks
that still want to ride 'drug free' would be looking for someway to finance
the sport. So long as we aren't so impaired as to cause injury to any
horse or human on the trail with us I don't think this is an issue at
all!
