> I would guess the distributors or makers of Gastrogard are paying for > it -
Well...the makers of the electrolytes who were doing research charged us for bloodwork...Haven't seen Adequan paying anyone to give us free flex tests. I've been pretty perturbed that the two times drug abuse has been mentioned in Endurance World the only country implicated was the USA. First, there was a letter to the editor from someone over there saying something along the lines of, "I've heard that in the USA riders are using medications meant for high blood pressure to speed recoveries" The editor didn't flinch, simply replied that yes, they had heard that too, but then went on to explain why those medications would actually harm performance.... Then, this month there's an article on blood doping. It states that it had been done with horses in the USA (I think they mentioned harness races) and then went on to explain how complicated it is and in the long run harmful, etc. I'm thinking, "Wait a minute! Which stables on our side of the ocean have built veterinary facilities specifically for their training barns? Who has vets on staff? Who are the only competitors who could afford it? Are they insinuating that somebody like Becky Hart who used her horse trailer for a tackroom was capable of something like that? Don't recall Kanaveys having anything more than the average barn... no medical facilities. Just where do they get off naming us first in every drugging accusation? So...now we complain about FEI allowing ulcer drugs. Next thing you know we're getting them for free. I can just see the article saying "Look the USA complains, but everybody at this ride couldn't wait to get their hands on them. P.S. Any chance that a scope would be different before the ride than after? Angie ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
