NYTHA Lasix Primer & Letter to NYS RWB

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Danzig

another thing about euros-they send their 'bleeders' here to race. not exactly removing them from the gene pool by doing that...and if breeding is culling bleeding, why do they still have bleeders?

Well, first, permissible lasix in the States enables opportunists to make a quick buck dumping/selling their bleeders to the US. Not every horse owner is a breeder or a racing purist. Secondly, Europeans are active at the NA sales and operate breeding farms in the US, so the domestic bloodlines still make their way across the Atlantic.

and, if they want to know who's a bleeder...why do they train with it?

Again, who says that they use it for training? Even if they are, who says they are using it indiscriminately on every horse? Perhaps they identify the bleeders first and then treat accordingly.