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[Limerick]

Phew! It truly summed up that situation perfectly.

[atr]

Thanks for this. Very helpful.

[luvmyhackney]

I wish, it definitely dulls my pony a bit and puts him off his feed at times.

I’m actually having better luck with compounded meds vs name brand but it changes his brightness even if it makes his feet feel better.

[Jarpur]

@luvmyhackney

I’m actually having better luck with compounded meds vs name brand

Same for my old man, he clearly feels better. Thought I could see a change in only a couple days after switching to compounded. There was an undeniable, noticeable improvement within five days – my husband saw it, too, and commented on it.

[NaturallyHappy]

Very interesting. Neither of the two who feel better never had the Pergolide vail, either.

[DMK]

But if we are talking abuse of that drug it might not have the same effect on a horse who actually doesn’t have ppid, it might make them feel worse. It might not have any effect at all on their performance, but I could see some people trying it out just to see. Because we’ve already established that some people really suck

[Jarpur]

Mine had about two initial months of Prascend veil on the name brand.

[fourfillies]

I was at a 2 day local show a few weekends ago with a green horse. Nice venue, great footing, nice jumps well attended and my entry fees were $150 for the division, fees, etc. all the things that should make me excited to go back. There were so many horses and ponies, even those being ridden by small children who had clearly been given IV injections on their way to the ring and trashcans in the stabling area full of so many calming pastes and ulcer guard and you name it whatever else I would bet the Pharmacy bill for this horse show for many of the competitors was substantially more than the entry fees. It was disgusting and saddened me for what our sport has become.

[Rumorhasit93]

Our local show scene is the exact opposite. And quite frankly, a bit scary. I think there’s a fine line between teaching kiddos/green riders how to ride and wanting them to be successful at possibly their first show or just in general in the show ring. By and large I believe the rated shows will always have the most abuse. I’m not saying you’re not saying this; but a lot of people do. And it blows my mind. I wonder if they even go to schooling shows.

Much like politics, I think it’s always been this ugly, one way or another. Poling used to be much more common, amongst other questionable tactics (withholding water, etc.).

It’s incredibly sad and I will continue to never compromise my morals, but sadly I’m just an amateur with a single horse - not proving a whole lot to anyone.

[Jump314]

@fourfillies

There were so many horses and ponies, even those being ridden by small children who had clearly been given IV injections on their way to the ring and trashcans in the stabling area full of so many calming pastes and ulcer guard and you name it whatever else I would bet the Pharmacy bill for this horse show for many of the competitors was substantially more than the entry fees. It was disgusting and saddened me for what our sport has become.

I agree with most of what you said but what’s wrong with UlcerGard?

[albytb]

Nothing in my mind. I give my horse a dose of ulcerguard for every day he’s off property. To me that’s preventing stress caused by tummy problems and thus an appropriate preventative.

[endlessclimb]

Poling still happens. They just haul off property to a local place to tune them up the morning of or the day before the class.

[trubandloki]

@fourfillies

even those being ridden by small children who had clearly been given IV injections on their way to the ring and trashcans in the stabling area full of so many calming pastes and ulcer guard and you name it whatever else I would bet the Pharmacy bill for this horse show for many of the competitors was substantially more than the entry fees.

Why do you find ulcer guard to be a negative thing?

I personally feel like it is great that we now realize that the stress of showing can cause some horses to have stomach issues and there is a way to keep their stomach happy.

[Rumorhasit93]

Totally. Not denying it doesn’t still happen, I know it does (I’ve received the product of a poled horse who was once an FEI ranking horse who you couldn’t get to stop. I digress. ).

Just saying it was widely accepted at one time and normal practice for a less than careful horse.

[vxf111]

In the abstract Ulcergard isn’t a problem but when you’re giving 8 tubes of it to try to resolve the gastric upset caused by the 3 performance enhancing meds the horse is on that are shredding its stomach, it’s a sign of an underlying problem in horse management.

[onelittlebay]

Thank you for explaining. My OTTB gets a quarter tube/day whenever he’s off the farm and I thought I was helping him have a happy tummy. The scenario you describe never occurred to me.

[trubandloki]

@onelittlebay

The scenario you describe never occurred to me.

It had not occurred to me either.

[NaturallyHappy]

@trubandloki

@onelittlebay

The scenario you describe never occurred to me.

It had not occurred to me either.

Geesh….me, either!

[trubandloki]

@NaturallyHappy

Geesh….me, either!

I guess I am just very happy that I was never in a program that did that kind of thing.