Re: Matron & Atto Mile (589 Views)
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HP (IP Logged)
Date: September 21, 2005 10:33AM
"And on a final note, steroids do not do nearly as much for equines as they do for people. Horses are already born athletic, they don't require much physical help, as do humans."
I'm sorry Barry, but this is just a totally ignorant statement.
I had a crash course in steroids when I had to use them to treat my scarred cornea. They have many properties that you are obviously not aware of. If your point is that steroids may not be as big an issue as some other things, I would tend to agree with you. But as a general comment you are way off here.
Steroids are incredibly powerful drugs, and it really depends on what you are trying to do with them and what kind of problem you are trying to solve. They can do PLENTY for equines. In fact, steroids are being incorporated into more and more medical and veterinary treatments every day, precisely because they are effective and have many properties that the general public may not be aware of.
Also, having spent some time around horses, I can tell you that plenty of them are born clumsy and can't get out of their own way, just like people, so you are off base with this "born athletic" thing too.
HP