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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698
Do you honestly want me to answer why that is harsh? Let me ask you, and I am really not trying to start an arguement here, but you said you own horses. Do they run with any drugs?
Like I said, I am totally against illegal drugs, and I am not really knowledgable on all of the different legal and illegal. But I know that there are drugs out there that truly do help horses, so to ban all would be kind of nuts. It'd be like banning all medicine because people are abusing codeine. Mistakes happen, and a lifetime ban seems harsh. Now if you are a multiple offender fine, but what if someone who has a squeeky clean record makes a mistake. Seems harsh to ban someone for life. No one is perfect.
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The horses that only a percentage in do not run on drugs. The trainer doesnt even give the horse any type of pain medication--maybe that is why they arent winning. The ownership group got together (and the trainer is also in the group) and we decided that no drugs should be administered. Now, if the trainer needs to give the horse something then it is written that the horse must wait 32 days after the medicine was administered before the horse can be entered into a race. One of our horses got loose and slif across the pavement at the track. She cut herself up pretty good. The vet gave her some meds for the pain and to fight off any type of infection. The horse wasnt entered in a race until 48 days passed since the last dose was given. I feel that mistakes can be prevented by taking the necessary pre-cautions. Pre-race testing is a precaution that can be used.