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RE: RE: Fw: Drugs



You stated <<<AERC has been very bad about addressing this>>> I beg to differ with you on this as the rule is very simpleif you read and adhere to it. I will not re-quote this rule here but go back and read it with one thing in mind. This is the thing to think about;
"I will compete with a horse that is not influenced by substances of any type other than normal food and life support."
 
Forget the performance enhancement materials, forget the many substances claiming to extend the useful life of the horse and forget all the patent and "natural" medicines that are out there for sale. Go out and compete on the strengths of your horse and your self. If you cannot do thid then you need a different horse, a different you or a different sport.
 
 
 -----Original Message-----
From: Flemmer, Linda [mailto:flemmerl@rcbhsc.wvu.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 9:21 AM
To: 'Blythe Anne M'
Cc: 'ridecamp@endurance.net'
Subject: RC: RE: Fw: Drugs

----Original Message-----
From: Blythe Anne M  wrote: 
 
I'm a newbie, done three 25's and my first 50 was last weekend.  My question is,
How do I find out the legal vs illegal drugs that I can use on my horse?  Someone told me that yucca will show up if my horse is drug tested.  Also what about absorbine? I was told that it would test, too. 
 
AERC has been very bad about addressing this.  Anything other than food and water is considered a drug.  There are NO legal drugs.  There are no published clearance times if your horse had to be medicated and then much later compete.  As lab tests become much more sensitive, minute amounts of drugs may still test positive.  I don't know enough equine pharmacology to make those kind of decisions.  I want to be legal, I believe in No Drugs rule, but I want guidance, too. To answer your question; yes, absorbine and yucca will both test as an illegal substance!
 
Search the archives for previous discussions about this.  Cheryl Newbanks received an old, abbreviated AERC drug list that is by no means all inclusive.  I will send this to you separately so as not to bring the endurance list to its knees..  I hope that it helps.  If anyone else is interested enough to have read this far down the message, I'll be happy to send you a copy as well - just let me know.
 
Linda Flemmer

 



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