Current state of Thoroughbred Racing....

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I'm not sure why your trainer would have said that Mepiviciane would not be found in a vets box. It is commonly used as a nerve block to try to determine the exact point of acute lameness. The withdrawl time is fairly consistent in most jurisdictions and every vet that I have ever used carried it.

I was going to say this too....mepivacaine/carbocaine is a great product when used properly for diagnosing an exact area of soreness/lameness when you just can't figure out what is going on with a horse...