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[Carol S. via Derby]

And he skated, as usual, right over the bodies of the 7 horses he killed
with his negligence.  The man is a drug trainer and should be banned for
life.
How anyone can still support this creep is beyond my comprehension.


On Thu, May 13, 2021 at 2:42 PM billie shears via Derby <
derby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The 26-page report said that Baffert acknowledged directing his
> veterinarians to use thyroxine on all his horses. Baffert, however, was the
> one who asked his veterinarians to prescribe it, which is in conflict with
> the policy of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, the
> industry’s most influential veterinary group, which says treatments “should
> be based upon a specific diagnosis and administered in the context of a
> valid and transparent owner-trainer-veterinarian relationship.”
>
> Baffert told the investigators that he thought the medication would help
> “build up” his horses. This came as a surprise because the drug is
> generally associated with weight loss.
>
> Baffert said he quit using the drug last March after the seventh horse
> died. At least one study indicated that the drug can cause “cardiac
> alterations” in horses.
>
>
> .............................................................................
>
> The New York Times showed that a horse named Coronado Heights received 17
> injections the week before he broke down and was euthanized at Aqueduct in
> 2012. Coronado Heights had joint disease and was trained by Todd Pletcher,
> another Kentucky Derby winner who is currently the nation’s leading trainer
> in purse earnings.
>
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