Re: [RC] [RC] reply to Bob Morris - Truman Prevatt
I support the drug rule - however it is not clear as stated. Most
people that bright it up don't do so because they want to cheat to find
loop holes. They do so because they just plain don't understand or it
just plain doesn't make any sense to them.
The rule does not define what is banned. Any and everything on the face
of the earth fits into the two categories. It was probably thought to
be a good idea at the time, however, and at the time of its inception
it may have been sufficient. But it seems clear that today that may not
be the case. Since its inception there has been tremendous growth in
the ability of companies to isolate and or synthesize "nutrients" and
other compounds that may or may not have a positive effect on the
animal.
IMO the implementation of the drug policy as specified in rule 13 is
poor at best and should be reworked to make it clear concise give it
the specificity to remove the vagueness that keeps it coming up over
and over and ..........
Truman
Ed & Wendy Hauser wrote:
"...If it were clear it would not be coming up every three
months on ridecamp...."
Clear has nothing to do with it. The reason it keeps coming up
is some people hope that they can find some magic way to get around the
clear intent of the rule and thus enjoy an advantage.
If the rule were to be changed to have a list of prohibited
substances, and maximum blood/urine values the postings would still be
there. The only difference would be that the questions would revolve
around how much and how long before a ride could the substance could be
given and still pass the drug test. Postings would laud bunches of
newly discovered concoctions that will not be found in the test.
Rumors would abound about certain people who had discovered a marvelous
substance that masked the tests for another substance. Rumors would
start that certain people had prior knowledge of which rides would be
drug tested and thus avoided being tested.
Under the changed rule the increase
in numbers of horses receiving prohibited substances or prohibited
amounts of substances would put an increased number of horses in
danger.
Ed
Ed & Wendy Hauser
2994 Mittower Road
Victor, MT 59875
