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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
Most stallions are failures regadless of what country they raced in or what medications that they raced on.
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Nevertheless, most intact males become stallions based on race performance.
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The idea that a a diuretic can have an effect on the genetic makeup of a horse is laughable.
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I agree. I'm not sure anyone is suggesting that, though. Certainly the possibility exists that severe EIPH manifested as epistaxis is a heritable trait.
Lasix has been shown to reduce the incidence of epistaxis. So the potential is there for lasix to "mask" severe bleeders, theoretically allowing them to race competively and subsequently become breeding prospects.