Pergolide banned for affiliated competition

Re: Pergolide banned for affiliated competition

Wren — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:47:57 GMT

[quote user="Michael Woodhouse"]

Wynne, I agree 100%. I meant more in general, if a horse has had a course of any medication then there should be a 'withhold from competition' time on the bottle that is there for all to see. I know there is a list somewhere but I never can find it when I want it!

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The first problem is that the rel;evant testing hasn't been done as you don't have the finincial implications of eg. a whole bulk tank having to be thrown away so the withdrawal times are only suggestions. The second problem is that some drugs are allowed with a suitable withdrawal period (eg. phenylbutazone) and some are prohibited entirely ie. should never be given at all (eg. isoxuprine).

Re: Pergolide banned for affiliated competition

Hannah Wynne Richards — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:20:37 GMT

Thanks for the clarification

Wynne

Re: Pergolide banned for affiliated competition

Michael Woodhouse — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:13:21 GMT

Re: Pergolide banned for affiliated competition

Hannah Wynne Richards — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:10:43 GMT

But Micheal In the case of pergolide if it's withdrawn the horse/pony is likely to become an intractable laminitis case-and be totally unable to compete

Bute was completely different-it could disguise arthritis sufficiently for a horse to be sound at trot-but to have action impaired at a gallop-when short striding might lead to XC falls

I think this is a potential welfare problem

Wynne

Re: Pergolide banned for affiliated competition

Michael Woodhouse — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:08:34 GMT

That is madness. I do think we need the bottles of these 'banned' medicines having a withdrawal before competition, much like a cattle or sheep withdrawal period. It should be printed on the bottle.

Re: Pergolide banned for affiliated competition

Kate Richardson — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:16:23 GMT

I agree, does seem very unfair and even more worrying if BRC follow this lead and other non affiliated competitions. Can they run HC on pergolide?

Re: Pergolide banned for affiliated competition

Hannah Wynne Richards — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:58:28 GMT

I'm totally with you on this one Wren Where will it end ? Mum's beloved old pony banned from lead rtein class in local show ? Don't laugh Once the trickle-down effect starts-who knows where it will finish Bute enabled a horse to compete when it might be to it's detriment Pergolide helps prevent one of the most agonisingly painfuldiseases known There's no clinical comparison-but some owners will take horses off pergolide-and cause then unimaginable agony

Wynne

PS How did the event go ?

Re: Pergolide banned for affiliated competition

Wren — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:36:08 GMT

ps. I appreciate that many of the same arguments were used when 'bute was banned but surely normalising a horse's steroid production and giving it painkillers to enable it to compete are a completely different thing? You could almost argue that un-medicated Cushings sufferers should be banned as they have unnaturally high cortisol levels...