Re: Legal Remedies and Herbs

[lyoness@castlenet.com (Joane White)]

>To: CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com
>From: lyoness@castlenet.com (Joane White)
>Subject: Re: Legal Remedies and Herbs
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>Hi Heidi,
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>I agree that my approach does not solve the problem either but it opens the
door for efforts to better define what really needs to be banned.  
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>Certainly not all your veterinary treatments are harmful to fair
competition or negatively proformance altering.  I'm sure there are many
things you could recommend as a vet that would allow the horse to use his
natural ability better.  
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>What is "treatment" vs "advice"? As you point out, using Bute might help
the horse's condition and therefore not be harmful treatment but you would
not let him compete in that condition.  So isn't the issue the harmful
impact on the horse, not the treatment you select? 
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>Joane and the Herd
>Price, Utah
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>>In a message dated 98-10-29 23:23:05 EST, lyoness@castlenet.com writes:
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>><< The Rule fails to define the problem--HARMFUL substances and
>> practices--things that hurt our horses. >>
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>>Drugs such as Bute, Banamine, etc., may in fact prevent a great deal of harm
>>in a horse that is injured or ill, and rarely would they "hurt" the horse.  So
>>am not so sure the above makes the point either.  I certainly have no
>>intention of harming horses when I treat them, and in most cases, I am able to
>>do them a great deal of good with drugs when they have problems.  That doesn't
>>mean that they should be out competing tomorrow, though.
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>>Heidi Smith, DVM
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