A long day at a show can easily blow a horse's mind if they aren't 'good travelers'. Too much new stuff, too many horses, weird noises, weird people - lots and lots going on. Chalk it up to a learning experience and rest well knowing you did right by your horse. Most schooling shows in my area charge a $3-5 Drug Testing Fee. If yours do to - then they are more than welcome to test anyone entered. Also keep in mind, even if you drug *after* your last class, you can still get pinged for it.

Oddly enough, I've been drug-tested at a schooling show before. Apparently the people doing the testing were recent hires and having an educational field-trip to a horse show for practice or something and were pulling samples on anyone that won a class. Never have been tested again in over 20 years of showing, but that memory sticks out in my mind very clearly.

The herbal remedies/supplements I have minimal issue with, but it's a fuzzy area. For example: I don't think a person should be pumping tubes of B-Calm or Quietex down a horse's throat at a show - but if the horse is on a regular supplement that has valarian root or another natural sedative, I don't mind so much.


Spooksandbolts wrote:
blah, blah, blah, blah and the dog ate your homework and I can smell bovine excrement