Cosequin is not a drug
Linda VanCeylon (JOltmann@FANCYPUBS.COM)
Tue, 3 Dec 1996 16:09:00 -0800
Cosequin is not a pharmaceutical, it is a neutraceutical. There is a big
difference. Like Adequan and the popular chondroitin sulfate products
(Flex Free, Grand Flex, etc..) these products simulate a product already
produced by the horse's body. None of these products are the "banned
drug" list. AERC would not be contradicting its stand on drug use by
accepting Cosequin as a sponsor. I don't think that what the company
manufactures should be an issue. Look at Ride and Tie, which has been
sponsored by Levi's (which started the sport), Jeep Cherokee, a host of
clothing and nutrition manufacturers, and now EasyCare. If it wasn't for
EasyCare's generous contribution to the sport of ride and tie, along
with the added incentive of prize money, the sport might be in dying
mode. Thanks to this sponsorship and PRIZE MONEY, the sport is seeing a
revitilazition (Thanks EasyCare). And before you bag on ride and tie,
remember that many devoted endurance riders are also ride and tiers. The
AERC isn't exactly living high on the hog. So before you condem
sponsorships, consider what it might possibly bring in for our governing
organization. Money is hard to come by these days, and these companies
are offering to contribute something that we as individuals can not.
It's much more of an issue than who it will add to the race, it's WHAT
it will add to the sport.
Jennifer Oltmann
JOltmann@fancypubs.com