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Lasix causes severe dehydration, horses supposedly run faster after losing 10-15kgs.

Severe dehydration also causes thumps in horses -a few years ago a couple of stablemates won black type races and suffered thumps

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It's a tricky one eh? Like all meds there are benefits and risks. The evidence is solid that Lasix reduces the incidence and degree of bleeding. This was just republished last month though. https://nationalhbpa.com/no-lasix-racing-good-idea-or-failed-experiment-2/

Of course the other downside of widespread use as in the US that is not often mentioned is that because better performed horse are more likely to become reproductive are we continually producing more and more horses with a greater propensity for bleeding?

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13 hours ago, Chief Stipe said:

Because all gallopers bleed. 

But we've had this discussion before haven't we?

We go down the German rowt of not breeding from Bleeders...

...the same goes for the whip...

You breed out the less than genuine horses who don't want to race...

...nek minute Germany Derby winners throughout the World winning Melbourne Cups again....

...and Winx likes can't use Lasix in training either

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On ‎06‎/‎02‎/‎2019 at 2:20 PM, Freda said:

The day whips are banned - or their use drastically reduced - there will be a good number of jockeys looking for a new job....

And punters walking away also Freda, so the others will have to look for new jobs as well.

The whips they use today are not like the old days. Hit yourself with one and see if it hurts. As you know many horses are bludgers and if you take the whip away they simply won't try. The whip these days is more about the noise.  

 

 

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Whipping horses with a feather duster is not cruel to horses regardless of the amount of times the horse is struck. Just more pc bullshit. Now if you ask about perception, then the optics do look bad, but then the optics do not hurt the horse. So why the fuss, just grow some balls, and tell the snowflakes to get lost. Keep the whips.

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2 hours ago, All The Aces said:

 Hit yourself with one and see if it hurts.

Not a good comparison according to the science. https://www.paulickreport.com/horse-care-category/horses-more-sensitive-to-pain-than-previously-thought/

It hurts. I've done it accidentally and that through a rubber boot. Try it again and put some effort in or bend over and get the Mrs to have a go.

Why would punters walk away? Because they can't figure out which horses are genuine and try from encouragement rather than pain?

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3 hours ago, All The Aces said:

And punters walking away also Freda, so the others will have to look for new jobs as well.

The whips they use today are not like the old days. Hit yourself with one and see if it hurts. As you know many horses are bludgers and if you take the whip away they simply won't try. The whip these days is more about the noise.  

If it's about the noise then do away with the whips and let the jockeys yell at the horse -most of them have a fair bit to say anyway

 

 

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