Selevit Injectable

[Angela_Freda]

Any updates?

[Theotherrider]

Nothing on the Facebook pages. Life goes on at Branscomb–out at the shows with jumpers and a couple hunters. Jill riding a couple. Ivy riding most.

[FromTheGalaxy]

This article was just shared by Branscomb Farm Facebook page. Provides some clarity on exactly what was given to Chromatic immediately prior to his collapse, and some updates on USEF’s stance on the death.

A new look at the loss of show jumper Chromatic BF - Nancy Jaffer -...

[Annie10]

Good for her for not letting this go and fade away

[ATXmom]

Very glad she is continuing to press for answers

[NaturallyHappy]

^^^^ This.

[paw]

This whole thing is BS. Horses should not be on “routine” injections, especially during competition.

[DownYonder]

It doesn’t take a medical degree or a veterinary degree to understand that the injection killed that horse. Anyone claiming otherwise is simply trying to cover their a**.

If I was the horse’s owner, I would be looking to sue the bejesus out of the team vet and whoever gave him the directive to administer that injection, as well as USEF in general. Someone needs to suffer real consequences for a bone-headed policy that permits the off-label use of a drug known to cause anaphylaxis - and ESPECIALLY without notifying the horse’s primary decision maker. It is absolutely despicable that they leaned on the horse’s groom and coerced him into acquiescence. What a bunch of scumbags.

[Angela_Freda]

And to do that injection without having treatment for that potential anaphylaxis right there… 🤦
That’s the definition of negligence, isn’t it?
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[SusanO]

And then that dumbass explanation that the horse died from pulmonary hemorrhage which was a ridiculous CYA attempt that surely no competent vet would issue. What a cluster##ck. Heads should roll with this episode. I hope she does sue them.

[Ghazzu]

The kitchen sink pharmacology being practiced at that level truly horrifies me.
Little or no rational basis for most of it.

[kenyarider]

Any medicine you give a horse or a human can have side effects folks. I’m not saying that the vet was right or wrong to give the injection, but one missing piece is how many times in the past that horse had had the injection WITHOUT adverse side effects. Knowing that piece of information would be helpful.

[enjoytheride]

This was already been answered in previous posts and on the owner’s FB page. The answer is never.

[kenyarider]

So you are saying that even though the horse had been at the event for several days, the vet had not administered anything? That seems very odd.

[jvanrens]

@kenyarider

So you are saying that even though the horse had been at the event for several days, the vet had not administered anything? That seems very odd.

I believe she was responding to your comment:

@kenyarider

I’m not saying that the vet was right or wrong to give the injection, but one missing piece is how many times in the past that horse had had the injection WITHOUT adverse side effects.

To which @enjoytheride responded:

@enjoytheride

This was already been answered in previous posts and on the owner’s FB page. The answer is never.

Meaning AFAICR that the horse had never received that special blend.

[Virginia_Horse_Mom]

@FromTheGalaxy

This article was just shared by Branscomb Farm Facebook page. Provides some clarity on exactly what was given to Chromatic immediately prior to his collapse, and some updates on USEF’s stance on the death.

Nancy Jaffer - Equestrian Sports – 5 Jul 24

A new look at the loss of show jumper Chromatic BF - Nancy Jaffer -…

The sudden death of Chromatic BF after a competition at the FEI World Cup Show Jumping Final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last spring will never be forgotten by the horse’s owner/breeder, Kc Branscomb, who is determined to ensure nothing like that…

Est. reading time: 6 minutes

Thanks for sharing.

It does provide some more clarity. It looks like he was given all these meds right before his death.

But… I didn’t see specifics as to HOW they were administered. Were they given via multiple injections… some IM and some IV? Or were multiple meds mixed together and given via one IV injection? That just seems strange to me.

What does seem very clear is that anaphylaxis was VERY likely the cause of death. I’m curious about the Traumeel and Arnica, and whether or not they were given via IV injections as well, and what the anaphylactic risks are.

I think the unspoken question at this point still has to do with team management, and what role they played in decision making on this particular medication plan for “recovery”.

[enjoytheride]

You asked how many times the horse had the injection that killed it without a reaction. I answered that question. The horse has never had that injection.

[Angela_Freda]

@kenyarider

Any medicine you give a horse or a human can have side effects folks. Thanks Cap’n Obvious I’m not saying that the vet was right or wrong to give the injection, but one missing piece is how many times in the past that horse had had the injection WITHOUT adverse side effects. Knowing that piece of information would be helpful. Explain how that would be helpful

"He mentioned the horse was not brought to the veterinarian who injected him because of a problem, but rather received “these compounds that were supposed to help him recover or whatever the notion is there for the use of those.

“Two of them had label warnings that it could produce anaphylaxis."

Just because an administration of a drug has never caused anaphylaxis does not mean it will not. The fact that the drugs to deal with anaphylaxis were not with the horse after the administration of drugs with warnings about anaphylaxis is just beyond the pale.
There’s no way around that, “folks”.

[skydy]

I am disgusted by the fact that USEF tried to obfuscate the horse’s cause of death. That was an incredibly stupid and irresponsible thing to do (as was the injection given by the vet.) Was no one making decisions at USEF taught by their parents to face up to their mistakes and not try to lie their way out of it?

They’re supposed to be responsible adults managing an entity that is responsible for Equestrian sport in the U.S. our National Federation.

That they would shuffle and lie like a kid caught taking a cookie from a cookie jar just boggles the mind. It’s an absolute embarrassment for equestrian sport in the U.S.

[Mardi1]

@FromTheGalaxy

This article was just shared by Branscomb Farm Facebook page. Provides some clarity on exactly what was given to Chromatic immediately prior to his collapse, and some updates on USEF’s stance on the death.

Excellent article. Dr. Madigan (UCDavis) really straightens it out.

" 'Madigan observed, “if you’re using drugs that have on the label that it can produce anaphylaxis, you better be prepared with epinephrine and corticosteroids, IV fluids etc. or don’t do it. Then you’d have to say, `is it worth the risk to help enhance the recovery?’ ”

As he sees it, “Sports medicine went from treating sports-related injuries and things like that to trying to optimize performance of the equine athlete. But that shouldn’t really include the use of medications that produce at-risk.”