Why the NYRA nasal strip ban?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by letswastemoney

This is the first time I've ever heard anyone complain about the nasal strip ban. If it was that important to lift the ban, wouldn't this issue have come up sooner before I'll Have Another's Triple Crown run?

I can't quantify the importance of the ban but very few topics concerning horse equipment see much time in the public spotlight. I'm sure few people know that cornell collars which are used for horses with faulty airways are allowed in some states and not allowed in others. Every time I race a horse anywhere the paddock judge checks to see if the horse is wearing a tongue ite, nasal strip, shadowroll, figure 8 or blinkers. But they have never asked me what type of bit they were wearing or about ear plugs and there is no consistency really required. If I chose to use a tongue tie every other time with a particular horse no one would know. I have taken tongue ties off horses in the paddock because they were seemingly bothered by them.

It would seem that Dr Hill's argument is a strange one considering that a tongue tie or ear plugs which could have an effect on the performance of a horse arent noted anywhere and both of those can come off or out prior to a race as well.