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Barbara McCrary wrote:
> I heard this on the radio, too. Capsaicin is nothing more than extract 
> of red pepper, which heats up the skin. You can buy arthritis balm 
> that has capsaicin in it and it turns hot on the skin and I suppose 
> the heat penetrates into the joint, muscle or whatever. I once bought 
> some "foot warmer" to put on while riding an XP ride in Utah in April. 
> Brrrrr! It had capsaicin in it and it overheated my feet and hurt. I 
> have very sensitive skin, so it was an overkill.
> To describe capsaicin as "improving performance" is perhaps a bit 
> extreme, but since stimulating drugs are banned in FEI (I think), even 
> capsaicin would not be acceptable. The point I'm trying to make is 
> that it is not an internal drug, but an external stimulator. If I'm 
> wrong, I'd be happy to be corrected.
> Barbara
Exactly right Barbara it is extract from chili peppers. A quote from the 
article as to why it is illegal in jumping.

"What's especially odd about these suspensions is that all four horses 
tested positive for the same banned substance: capsaicin, which is the 
ingredient that gives chili peppers their heat. It's prohibited in FEI 
competition because it can make a horse's skin ultra-sensitive (which, 
in jumping, presumably could make him extra-loath to touch an obstacle) 
and because it also has pain-relieving properties."

Truman

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“The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher 
esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.” 
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