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I am doing this for a speech project,I just want to know what other people think about it. The format is kinda wired I know with the, Today I have gone over, and now im going to talk to you about. But are teacher gave us a format so there is nothing I can do to change that. Also let me know if a piece of Information is way off, or there is way to improve it. This is not a major grade so I just went with the info I already knew from showing, and looked up a few key points to make sure the info was some what correct.
Many people will do just about anything to win, and if drugs are there answer, there do it. Today I’m going to talk to you about the use of illegal drugs in horses. I’m going to go over the history, types of drugs ,uses and the consequences.
Drugs have been used in horses to enhance performance since 1961. The first drug test was developed in 1976, after many cases of drug abuse in the show ring .Today AQHA alone spends over 1 million dollars on drug test yearly. The test are often given to the winning horses who are most likely to test positive. Test are also given randomly to try to denture people to use drugs. Today almost all large breeder associations use some form of drug testing.
Now I’m going to talk to you about the types of drugs and their effect on the horses. Opiate is used in race horses to pump up the adrenalin and make them go faster. Steroids are used in halter horses to increase muscle mass quickly. Pain killers are used in lame horses in order to continue showing when injured . Tranquilizers are used in western pleasure horses to make them go slower. They are also used in young horses who are starting training, this makes the trainers job easier. Alcohol is ejected into the base of a horses tail to numb it, this is often known as blocking.. When showing if you horse gives a sign of resistance, such as tail movement you will get points taken off. Blocking assures the horse will not swish there tail when you give them a cue.
The consequence for using drugs in horses in minimal. Most trainers caught using a mild drug in their horses will get a fine. If someone is caught using a more severe drug they can get 1 -2 years penalty from showing. This can be devastating to a trainer’s carrier. Horse’s side effects are much worse. When steroids are used on halter horses the horse’s upper body out grows their legs. This causes the horse to come lame very easily. When pain killers are used in race horses the result can be devastating, the horse continues to run full speed without feeling any pain, the result is broken legs, or even death. When blocking is used the horse will have no or very little felling of there tail. There are now test at high level shows to insure the horses tail has not been blocked. The only way to reverse a blocked tail is a complicated nerve surgery, or laser treatment.
Today I have gone over the History of drugs, consequences, and types and uses. Its true that people will do anything to win, even it that means endangering their horses with illegal drugs. Even though drugs are commonly used behind the sense at horse shows, it is frowned upon by many people.
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Thanks, spelling is not my thing lol. Even with spell check;)
Im in 8th grade