California moves forward on stricter drug penalties

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by The Bid

Cannon, have you ever prolonged the usage of clen past a horse having a lung infection? Do you think it is possible that a trainer would give clen to say 20 horses for a prolonged period of time, whether or not they had a lung infection?

I tried it once with a group of horses and found that it did not do much. The horses ran about the same as they did before they were given regular doses. I think it is ironic to talk about the 'steroidal' effect of clembuterol as the reason trainers give regular doses when anabolics themselves have been available. It will help in recovery of a horse with lung problems especially in the spring and fall when the temps change so much. What California is doing is putting a guy with sick horses out of commission for at least a month and putting other horses at risk because you will hesitate to treat them with clembuterol until they are really sick. It is like when you have a cold, if you take something and have a few down days you will feel better quickly and jump right back into your regular routine. With the 28 day rule they are putting you in the position of not being able to treat your horse in the best possible manner without penalty, the penalty being not being able to run for a month or more depending on when the next race is.