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Originally Posted by parsixfarms
I'm not talking about the careless medication overage/positive. I'm talking about the intentional stuff. To me, knowingly giving a horse an illegal painkiller (also "blatantly illegal" to use your term) is no less brutal than using a battery; in some ways, its more brutal, because it puts the life of both horse and rider at risk, not to mention those of others in the same race.
The 30 to 45 day suspensions that these high profile trainers received were appealed endlessly, often negotiated down as part of some agreement, and then rendered effectively meaningless when the keys to the store were simply turned over to the assistant. The old adage that "justice delayed is justice denied" applies in these situations.
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If you have a problem with the American legal system then we have have to move the discussion to another forum. Most if not all of those cases dealt with microscopic levels of legal meds. Name one case where a trainer has been found guilty of giving a horse an illegal painkiller that didnt get a long suspension.