This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
The Snorting Horse
'Walk in The Sun' has now been disqualified from a horse race he 'won' in 2018 (https://www.racingpost.com/news/noseda-fined-1500-and-walk-in-the-sun-disqualified-after-cocaine-positive/450734). The colt later tested positive for cocaine and his trainer was fined £1,500. This seems a remarkably small amount for administering (route uncertain) a well-known stimulant (it's also banned for human 'sport'). The drug would not only have made the horse run faster and longer but it could (depending on dose) have caused problems with the animal's heart.
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