Group of US TB owners make promise over furosemide
A broad-based mix of U.S.A. of America thoroughbred owners receive got pledged to race their 2-year-olds inwards 2012 without race-day medications.
The Thoroughbred Owners together with Breeders Association today released the listing of those who receive got undertaken at that topographic point volition hold upward no race-day furosemide together with adjunct bleeder medications used alongside their 2-year-old racers.
“The usage of race-day medications has grown to the shout out for where nearly every Equus caballus inwards every race is being
treated simply hours earlier they become to the saddling paddock,” association chairman Peter Willmott.
“This do is non inwards the long-term best interests of the horse, nor is it the proper message nosotros remove to communicate alongside our fans if nosotros wishing to growth the popularity of the sport.
“We should all receive got steps to contrary the usage of race-day medication together with at this fourth dimension the best means is to encourage like-minded owners to race their 2-year-olds medication-free.”
Bill Casner, who has campaigned notable horses such every bit Super Saver, Well Armed together with Colonel John, amid others, said: “The master copy purposes of permitted race twenty-four hours medication were to process horses that overtly bled from the nose
together with to render a larger puddle of horses available for entry at a fourth dimension when racing was proliferating.
“Trainers together with veterinarians shortly recognized that horses that raced on furosemide could receive got a competitive wages together with straight off well-nigh all horses are beingness diagnosed every bit bleeders. Racing commissions, inwards an examine to marker the playing champaign and
eliminate this advantage, relaxed their rules to permit furosemide for whatever horse.
“I believe the pervasive usage of furosemide, together with the dehydration stress it causes requiring to a greater extent than recovery time, has contributed to horses making fewer starts together with has fueled the public’s belief that giving medication to functioning horses is abusive together with nefarious.
“Our racing manufacture thrived inwards a fourth dimension prior to permitted race-day medications. Horses raced oft together with consistently.
We are a global manufacture together with nosotros are out of pace alongside the residual of the world. Race twenty-four hours medications are a failed
experiment together with it is fourth dimension for us to create what is correct for our horses together with our industry.”
Association president Dan Metzger praised those who receive got made the pledge, maxim the scheme would encourage others to add together their bring upward to the list.
Other owners who desire to add together their names tin hold upward added to the listing past times contacting the TOBA offices.
The listing of those who receive got made the pledge tin hold upward viewed here.
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