RE: [RC] [RC] [RC] Pres. Cup for Jnrs & Yr /AERc & FEI - Dawn Carrie - Susan E. Garlinghouse, DVM
And also keep in mind that there are drugs that exert a systemic
effect long after the drug itself is gone---ie, the synthetic erythropoietin
that stimulates bone marrow to increase the production of red blood cells and
thus markedly increase oxygen transport to muscle cells. The bone marrow
remains stimulated after the Epogen itself is past a measurable
level---something the toxicology labs are working on, but it’s a tough
nut. The same Epogen protocol increases performance in human athletes,
great stuff except for that pesky potential side effect of the occasional
stroke, heart attack and sudden death. Horses have their own physiologic
adaptations for maximizing red blood cell content safely, but manipulating it
artificially does exert an effect on performance, if a very dangerous
one. But if your only goal is winning, the occasional dead horse shouldn’t
be too much of a hindrance.
Susan Garlinghouse, DVM
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- Dawn Carrie
I
don't know about drug testing two weeks prior, but what about drug testing
every horse that *completes* the ride? <G>
Dawn Carrie, Texas
I wish there was a way to do random drug testing during the
training/conditioning period I am much more interested in what they are
using during the training phase. Many of the drugs that enhance
performance do so during the training/recovery period so an athlete can
train harder, recover faster, get back to training harder/further/faster and
again recover faster from work outs. This definitely would lead to a
fitter and faster horse for competition that would never test positive at the
event I think one of the hardest things when one is really trying to get fit
for an event is to be able to train hard enough and allow enough recovery to
get back to training without getting injured and or fatigued.
Of course this would be impossible in our sport but I would be curious :)
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