Re: Drug Testing

DreamWeaver (karen@chaton.gardnerville.nv.us)
Tue, 10 Dec 1996 13:03:25 -0800

>BTW many of the supplements that are fed are derived from plants as are
>most of our drugs. The popular supplement yucca contains salicin, which
>has been used as an analgesic and is a closely related to apririn, which is
>derived from salicylic acid.
>
>So is yucca a drug or a nutrient? In the case of yucca (some might help
>here) I believe the active component will test.

Just to be on the safe side, I even stop giving my horse his biotin
supplement before we go to a ride because it has yucca in it. I figure it's
better to be safe and go by the rules than to get into trouble over
something silly like feeding a biotin supplement.

I've never been to a ride where they drug tested the horses. Does testing
happen very often? At least I've never seen or heard of it being done at a
ride I was at.

Happy Holidays!

Karen
in Gardnerville
& Weaver
& Rocky