Re: pletcher (406 Views)
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Date: July 11, 2005 12:42PM
HP,
Do you have some personal problem that doesn't allow you discuss things in a mature way?
In case you were unaware of it, there are legal medications for people that get hostile for no apparent reason. No post discussion testing is required.
I was responding to TGJB's post about performance enhancing drugs and tampering with a sporting event. Here’s what he said.
“If you give a performance enhancing drug to a horse that can't be in his system naturally, you are by definition tampering with the event, since there is betting on it, and the public doesn't know what's going on. “
My obvious point has been that it is not always clear what a trainer or vet is giving or doing to their horses in order to get them to perform better. There are many things that could fall into grey areas that enhance performance.
Read this carefully!
I am saying that we need an “APPROVED” list for all known drugs, all nutritional supplements, all other compounds and all medical procedures. If you have a complete approved list, everything that is not on that list is automatically illegal. THen there are no grey areas about what can or cannot be used or done with horses.
We all know about the things that are already illegal. It’s what we don’t know that we need to have stiffer controls over.
If you weren’t such a %$#%## all the time, you might have noticed that I was suggesting a way to enhance our ability to catch the cheaters. As long as there are grey areas and large amounts of money at stake, there will be people looking for any edge they can get away with. The limits must defined clearly.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/11/2005 01:09PM by classhandicapper.