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 Anabolic steroids NOT causing horses to break down - SouthCoastToday.com
All the tired horse, or at least some SouthCoastToday.com, MA - 2 minutes ago But, she said last week: "Anabolic steroids are not what's causing horses to break down. "Racing needs to look at joint injections and race-day ... Quote:
Conrad is executive director of Canter Mid Atlantic, a nonprofit organization that takes in worn-out racehorses, saving them from what could be a horrific end in a killing shed.
Conrad has been watching state racing commissions that have imposed and are imposing bans on steroids. But, she said last week: "Anabolic steroids are not what's causing horses to break down.
"Racing needs to look at joint injections and race-day anti-inflammatory injections more closely and use corticosteroids in the manner in which they are intended — therapeutically," she said. "Meaning, use on injuries with mandatory rest afterward. In my opinion, nobody should be able to inject a joint and run a horse the next day — or that day. There should be zero tolerance for people who cannot use medications in the manner for which they are intended — to heal, not to hide injuries."
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