Comments on: Time For Some Trouble

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By: Kay

Kay — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:49:37 +0000

Good article, Robert. I am concerned, as others have expressed, how this affects the FEI para-equestrian sport. Some older horses are much more suitable and if they need some help in their mature years, I think the FEI should consider it.

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:07:36 +0000

Well said Robert! Thank you for your thoughtful point of view which is rooted in common sense. And to Theo and Phillip, also very true!

By: Phillip

Phillip — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:39:45 +0000

The difference between us using an ice pack on ourselves and using an icepack on our horses is that we know where we are sore, the horses can’t tell us exactly where they are sore from exertion and I am yet to see one who takes the ice pack off me and applies it to itself where it needs to be because I have applied it in the wrong spot
I’d much prefer to see horses legally made a little more comfortable than illegally using some unknown substance that they aren’t testing for yet!

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:35:50 +0000

The bute in my barn expires before I use it. However, I keep it around just like I keep Advil in my house for myself. Unlike racehorses (whom almost all get bute 24 hours prerace) dressage horses’ careers are long. Anyone who has done a prepurchase exam for an aged horse knows that arthritic changes are inevitable. Are the people in the “anti” camp saying these horses should be retired? Daily exercise is usually the Rx for arthritic horses and a bit of bute on a cold rainy day isn’t the end of the world.

By: Rebecca Pennington

Rebecca Pennington — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:11:43 +0000

Well said, Robert! Couldn’t agree more. A zero tolerance approach is the equivalent to telling a human over age 40 that he cannot be allowed to compete (in tennis, running, golf - heck anything that requires muscle use) because to do so comfortably he’d take an aspirin beforehand for his mild arthritis. No one claims such would be harmful to the human.

As long as there are properly set tolerance levels and dosage recommendations, bute and other NSAIDS should be permitted - not to mask injuries (which it wouldn’t do in proper dosage) but to allow a horse to compete comfortably.

By: Carolyn L

Carolyn L — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:21:20 +0000

this dvm thinks if they do the research to accurately set blood tolerance levels that indeed allow the low dose but catch the higher dose, and if they publish accurate recommendations for dosing, then it will have been a good thing….it will be interesting to see when/if they allow other newer nsaids over time…

By: Micki

Micki — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:20:49 +0000

As a member of the medical field for 25 years, I’m raising my glass to ya, Robert. Thank you that someone of your level in this sport has some common sense. If you are against LOW level anti-inflammatory drugs then you just don’t understand the pathophysiology of the body or the interaction of these drugs WITH it. No one is saying load um up on Morphine and Fentanyl and canter down the center line.
Have you ever added an ice pack to an injured or exhausted group of muscles or even worse, a small, low tissue area like a leg or arm? It is extremely painful! I used to play highschool basketball, the first week of practice had us all walking gingerly, no one was expecting us to get through that without NSAIDS. My husband, a physician, runs ultra marathons, 30-50 MILES in 12 hours, if you came at him with an ice pack instead of A HANDFULL of Motrin, he would come after you with whatever little bit of strength he had left! To get you panties in a twist over this is just weird to me. Congratulations to the horses. Way to go Robert!

By: RDover2

RDover2 — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:23:37 +0000

Hi Sandra.

You might want to tell your friend that one 81 miligram pill oa aspirin a day could very well prevent heart attacks and other health problems as he gets older.
Of course, zero tolerance for NSAIDS would preclude the possibility of profelactic use of low dose aspirin for this use as well.
I spent 8 years on the Athletes Advisory Council of the U.S. Olympic Team, dealing with the top athletes from every sport in the Olympic and para-Olympic family.
I will tell you that the legal and correct use of NSAIDS is and always will be a necessary part of sport. It has nothing to do with masking traumatic injuries, but especially older athletes know the value of reducing inflammation in our muscles after practice.
I would be very happy to discuss it with your friend from Judo any time.

Cheers!