Right now, as the rule stands, if you are only trying to prevent damage to
your horse, and not trying to enhance performance, you could still break
the rule, DMG and MSM excluded.
Also, how do we know there are not nutrients that will test abnormally high
even if administered prior to 72 hours?
Linda Van Ceylon
lvanceylon@vines.colostate.edu
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Original Text
>From ridecamp@endurance.net, on 12/11/96 10:49 AM:
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Linda,
Sorry if I misinterperated your post.
>
>I was not referring specifically to MSM and DMG, however, those are good
>examples of supplements we don't know everything about. To wit, our past
>posts from Susan Evans, RE -- DMG. (And if Susan's research is correct,
>DMG is a nutritional supplement which would have not effect outside that
72
>hour window).
>
>What I've tried to convey here is, we are asking the horse to do work for
>us that will cause his body harm without proper nutrition. We, in turn,
>should do whatever is possible to prevent harm to the horse.
>
Agree! But in our zeal to prevent harm we should take care not to mask
something from ourselves, the vets or worse yet the horse that will result
in real harm.
This drug issue is a real "Pandora's box". Let me throw something out.
Assume that MSM has all the anti-inflammatory properties that are claimed
by the producers. Then why allow MSM and not allow low levels of bute, or
a better yet a glucocorticoid. Glucocorticolds are a substance produced
by the body (the adrenal cortex to be exact) and are present (naturally
occureing) so why shouldn't you be able to legally use dexamethasone? If I
am correct, dex has no effect after 48 hours. Where do you draw the line?
Truman
>
>Linda Van Ceylon
>lvanceylon@vines.colostate.edu
Truman Prevatt
Sarasota, FL