This will effectively kill horse racing

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Originally Posted by freddymo

Horses don't ask for meds to keep them well or pain free. No gastroguard growing wild that they go eat everyday. Your NFL thoughts fail to represent the obvious adults are making decisions for their own behalf. Horses only require such treatment because they are in an environment which is artificial to what they would do naturally. Ultimately, people need to medicate horses responsible but everyones veiw of responsible is different. When dutrow years ago told the press he gives ALL of his horses Winstrol he didnt think he was being iresponsible he really thought it helped them. I never understood why hyperbaric chambers were deemed illegal for use the week of raceday? It's oxygen for g-ds sake? How the heck is that bad fr a horse? because it feels better faster? Anyway my point is comparing humans shooting themselves at halftime of an NFL game is completely differt then making a horse eat 2 butes a day so he can stay fit and train.

The testing levels are what I was comparing though the thought that anyone but the elite of the elite football players can refuse treatment/medication and keep their job is completely misguided. The difference is that the players who take illegal substances are knowingly and willingly cheating. The vast majority of positives in horse racing are things that are only called "cheating" because some lab detected a legal medication above a completely randomly selected level. Giving a horse Winstrol when Dutrow made the comment was a far different story than a baseball player taking them but as usual no one pointed this out. Winstrol is not crack like some people would have you believe.

So are you saying because the horses "dont ask" for meds that we aren't morally and professionally obligated to treat them for their issues?

Thoroughbreds are not found in the wild so comparisons should take this into consideration. The are not a "natural" breed, they are a selected breed.