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Just curious as to why? Plenty of horses train with an ace pill…(probably alot more than you think). 
And FWIW, I did address the imbalances, sometimes even when you change that there can still be mental issues.[/QUOTE]
Plenty of people do plenty of crazy things, does not mean it a good thing. I think they used to call them needle trainers, I guess now they would just be called pill poppers.
Seriously, because they are not quite all there and I do not, would not and will not put other people, horses, riders, etc. at risk. Maybe because it is more challenging to me and I just plain learn more when I address management issues with the particular animal than just reaching for the drugs. It is how I do and would do if I were still training. Horses and people on drugs and other “things” are one of the many reasons I am no longer at the race track so no, not surprised that there are “more than I think”. I already think racing is looped out on drugs so no, I am not delusional about it anymore. I remember when I got into racing, if you had told me that even 1% of the horses trained on drugs I would have told you that was a fabrication. Then I grew up and learned there were people who would give a horse a 30 day tranquilizer, every new horse that came in the barn, if they were still tense, they would pop an ace cocktail on top of it… every morning.
