Tag: analgesics

Congressional Committees seek information on drugging and shock waving racehorses

Tuesday's Horse9 Comments
I'll Have Another. (AP Photo / Mark Lennihan).

WALT BOGDANICH, writing for the The Rail of the New York Times reports: (June 9, 2012) Members of two Congressional committees investigating the drugging of racehorses have sent letters to racing regulators in 39 states seeking information on how trainers with multiple drug violations are disciplined and how often certain performance-enhancing treatments are used. The… Continue reading Congressional Committees seek information on drugging and shock waving racehorses

I’ll Have Another . . . shock wave therapy treatment please

Jane Allin2 Comments
I'll Have Another wins the 2012 Ky Derby. Matthew Stockman / Getty Images.

Written by JANE ALLIN News of this year’s Kentucky Derby winner, I’ll Have Another, undergoing extracorporeal (outside the body) shock wave therapy (ESWT) on his back shortly before the race drew some speculation as to the objective of this strategy. Apparently there was nothing wrong with the horse, at least according to his owner, Paul… Continue reading I’ll Have Another . . . shock wave therapy treatment please