Anabolic steroids NOT causing horses to break down - SouthCoastToday.com

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[SIZE=-1]But, she said last week: "Anabolic steroids are not what's causing horses to break down. "Racing needs to look at joint injections and race-day ...[/SIZE]

Conrad is executive director of Canter Mid Atlantic, a nonprofit organization that takes in worn-out racehorses, saving them from what could be a horrific end in a killing shed.

Conrad has been watching state racing commissions that have imposed and are imposing bans on steroids. But, she said last week: "Anabolic steroids are not what's causing horses to break down.

"Racing needs to look at joint injections and race-day anti-inflammatory injections more closely and use corticosteroids in the manner in which they are intended therapeutically," she said. "Meaning, use on injuries with mandatory rest afterward. In my opinion, nobody should be able to inject a joint and run a horse the next day or that day. There should be zero tolerance for people who cannot use medications in the manner for which they are intended to heal, not to hide injuries."

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