Re: RC: Drug Testing

[Linda Flemmer <bluwolf@earthlink.net>]

At the Chesapeake 80 several years ago (Fairhill, MD), they were walking around
with a cup on a stick looking for a horse to pee!  It happens.  Blood is
certainly more convenient!

Linda Flemmer

Teddy Lancaster wrote:

> No one wants to sit around waiting for a horse to pee (well, maybe the
> anxious owner during or after a ride, just because you need to know all
> systems are "working").  I have NEVER seen urine used here on the East Coast
> as a sample to use for drug testing. It has always been blood as it is at all
> the FEI events I have attended.
>
> Teddy
>
> DreamWeaver wrote:
>
> > At 05:04 PM 5/13/99 -0400, you wrote:
> > >Question:  How many of you have ever had blood drawn for testing on your
> > >horse?  How many rides to you attend where blood is actually drawn for
> > >purposes of testing?
> > >
> > >Teddy
> >
> > And are they drawing blood, or just urine?  The rides I've been at I'm
> > pretty sure I've seen them collecting urine samples, but probably just
> > didn't see anybody draw the blood.  Just curious.
> >
> > Happy Trails,
> >
> > Karen
> > in NV
> > & Weaver, 2,630 miles
> > & Rocky, 1,395  :+)
> > www.greatbasin.net/~sportssaddle
> >
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