[RC] I poked the stick in the hornet nest (drug rule) - Shelly Williams
OK, I'm the turkey that posted the original
question about the Yucca. I had just bought a horse and was told that was what
he ate (Triple Crown), so I toddled off to Southern States and bought a bag, and
low and behold, yucca. So I placed an innocent email on Ridecamp, which promptly
exploded. The Triple Crown feed with the Yucca is being ingested by my friend's
non-endurance horse. I bought different feed. Whether the yucca is actually
doing anything or not, I'm not going to violate the drug rule. I honestly wasn't
sure if there was more than one kind of yucca, or what, since I have seen it
added to other feedstuffs as a flavoring. I don't get the posts since I only
have a work email, and was kind of shocked that the whole thread is still
thriving. The only issue I really have with the drug rule is the fact that the
improved methods of testing leave us with the possibility of a horse testing
positive for Banamine it got for colic 5 weeks before a ride, or local
anesthetics to stitch up a wound that is actually healed by ride day, etc. I
actually missed OD one year because my horse scratched his eyeball, and the
atropine and antibiotic are of course not allowed - plus who wants to run 50
miles with a photosensitive, blurry, sore eye. Anyway, just my 2 cents worth -
now I have to come up with another really controversial topic so I can get
everyone's panties in a wad for the next 2 weeks.
