My concern lies with PVal who should NEVER be using drugs or alcohol. Like most of us who share this problem his life goes to hell when he uses . If the stewards want to drink themselves silly that has nothing to do with PVal.What made him sick will not make him better.I believe that PVal has a contract with something bigger than the stewards and as long as he uses drugs or alcohol he will not have much of a life if he has one at all.I hope that he is able to remain sober now and start a lifestyle conducive to his longterm survival.Someday he will leave riding and some people will no longer have a great interest in his life.There will not be tests and lawyers and stewards just him and what he likes most in life . I think that being a user has more to do with how he is treated than his color. But for the grace of god go I.