4/17 ATR: Dale Romans stands up for horsemen, players & industry

[pointman]

I just got the opportunity to listen to this interview on my way home from work. I thought Romans was excellent and made concise salient points as to why the ban of Lasix is misguided. The Santa Maria comment was hilarious yet made his point. Steve, I also thought that you did a great job engaging the issues with Romans appropriately, well done.

The health of the horse is paramount IMO and the analogy to a shot which would prevent breakdowns absolutely summarizes the main issue. The comment of the breakdowns being public but the suffering of a bleeding horse seen only in the barn also underscores how the benefits of this drug vastly outweigh the negatives. Educating the public is the response, not banning a medication that is available to all to level the playing field which reduces the number of horses who needlessly have to suffer.

[The Devil]

Dale

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by pointman

I just got the opportunity to listen to this interview on my way home from work. I thought Romans was excellent and made concise salient points as to why the ban of Lasix is misguided. The Santa Maria comment was hilarious yet made his point. Steve, I also thought that you did a great job engaging the issues with Romans appropriately, well done.

The health of the horse is paramount IMO and the analogy to a shot which would prevent breakdowns absolutely summarizes the main issue. The comment of the breakdowns being public but the suffering of a bleeding horse seen only in the barn also underscores how the benefits of this drug vastly outweigh the negatives. Educating the public is the response, not banning a medication that is available to all to level the playing field which reduces the number of horses who needlessly have to suffer.

excellent point by romans! and agree complete with the underlined comments.