i am not a vet

[kekomi]

i am not a horse vet.

i apologize if anyone thought that i was a vet.

regarding the content of my posts, i\'ve always figured you can evaluate what i say just like you evaluate what anyone else says.

it\'s kind of funny, because last year about this time i got an email from TGJB asking me if i was part of hansen\'s team (i\'m not) and today I get a request from TGJB to announce that i\'m not a vet to forum.

so i\'ll make a general disclaimer--i\'m just someone on the internet, and no one particularly special. and even if i was somebody special, one should never judge the value or quality of the content of what anyone else says based upon who they are or what they do, or who they purport to be, or what they purport to do. and one should always distrust anyone who tries to win an argument or shut down opposition, by appeals to their own authority--if they really are who they say they are, they\'ll skip the biography, and go straight to links and proof supporting what they say.

again sorry for any confusion, no one was meant.

peace.

[TGJB]

Kekomi-- thanks.

Meanwhile, the lasix study is very interesting.

[catcapper]

JB, I know you are so much smarter than this.

Pagan wanted to look at how Salix affects horse nutritional balance with the idea that his company could help develop a supplement for horses.

That is not a \"study\". It is marketing device pure and simple though it tries hard to be so subtle. It is an effort designed to supplement future marketing for a product, clearly, already in the pike.

Need I requote in bold the last sentence about their commercial intentions again?

Forgive me, I do not mean to dispute you, but I do dispute the sincerity of the original post by BH. This ain\'t news, and it ain\'t new knowledge. It ain\'t no study.

JB, you are a genuine leader in fighting the good fight for clean racing. And you insist that everyone meticulously back up their claims. Ok, so kekomi is not a vet, I am a nobody. Who is BH? and what exactly is their relationship to Dr Pagan that they feel the need to post this link here? It ain\'t passin\' the smell test. They better regroup, rethink, and repackage the bs.

That is no study that was posted. I repeat, it is a marketing device pure and simple though it tries hard to be so subtle. And I know I am smarter than that.

I am prepared for exile.

[TGJB]

I don\'t ban people just for disagreeing with me.

The article appeared in BloodHorse, BH is not a shill.

We\'ll see how things play out. It\'s possible it\'s both accurate AND an attempt to make money-- they\'re not mutually exclusive (fortunately). Presumably the industry will do follow up, there are a lot of people heavily invested in the Lasix issue, one way or another.

[catcapper]

JB, I know you don\'t ban people for that. You manage a public forum that is rich and true to a tradition that is fundamental to and at the very roots of Western society. And on top of that, it is a very self selective forum that attracts serious input.

You\'re in the hot seat 24/7. Believe me, I see that. I respect you and admire you and your work greatly. I am a better \'capper for it. All in all, it can\'t be easy being you.

I know it was a pointy little post. And I most certainly don\'t disagree with the accuracy or anyone\'s attempt to make money on their own. I take issue with what I perceive to be the article\'s subtle presentation as primarily research when it is in fact a marketing tool. And you are right, the lasix issue will play out on its own. There are and will be further legitimate studies on its effects on the individual horse and the breed itself. Something I know to leave to experts in such fields.  I just don\'t suffer fools gladly and I don\'t like being treated like one. (Not by you.) Maybe I am a little touchy about this. I going to try growing scales, seriously.

Thanks JB,
always a fan