Clenbuterol is a very important and valuable therapy for horses that have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Bute is a terrific therapeutic for treating inflammation and pain. Lasix prevents horses from having permanently scarred lungs and decreased lung function.
What I think is most needed is a national consistency in allowable and non-allowable medications, withdrawal times, permissable levels, etc.
And no, I don't think the racing industry, as a whole, cares to pursue this aggressively. Some do, and I do wish them success.
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"Have the clean racing people run any ads explaining that giving a horse a Starbucks and a chocolate poppyseed muffin for breakfast would likely result in a ten year suspension for the trainer?" - Dr. Andrew Roberts
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