Can I add one little snippet to the "COBALT PROBLEM"


since the substance's use/abuse has become more widely "known" and some folks have been put in the paddock for a while, ( all of whom assumed a "not guilty" stance) there has been any number of self proclaimed experts claiming "it" is in everything......well it almost is....problem for some people is its not in high enough concentrations to make a difference to a bees knee in the products that are commonly used in horse welfare/health.


If some one gets a reading near the levels that have been put in place, in "normal circumstances" ie; not the one in a million horse. it can be reasonably deduced that the average, run of he mill treatment program that horses subjected to high stress racing and training programs has been tweeked in a way that is not just abnormal, but is actually cheating the other participants in the game.....breeders, owners, trainers, drivers, punters, the overall welfare of harness racing and people who are just avid spectators all get DUDDED!




AND....there seems to be fewer high cobalt readings due to " mistakes" lately....?????? wonder what would happen if the current VERY easy to manage limits were tightened???