Originally Posted by
gutwagon
I'm sick of people defending the use of cobalt on social media. I don't believe one innocent trainer has been caught . I believe that some trainers think if the threshold is 100 then they want their horses racing with 90 in their system. So then all it takes is some feed or a supplement with a little extra in it and they're over the limit and they scream that they are innocent ! The normal level for a horse in training on a cobalt free diet is <10. They allow an extra 90 just to be sure . So if your not treating your horse with cobalt you are safe. I can't believe with all the information and warnings out there that any trainer would use a feed mix that has added cobalt.
Then there are the idiots that use 10 different products that contain cobalt but think it's ok to use that product at the recommended dose ! Yes it is but just one product not multiple ones. When all the facts come out they are usually injecting large amounts of it into their horse, it's never an accident. The same people are claiming that cobalt is not performance enhancing ! So why are they using it ?