clean sport
Clean Sport by Kate Hore RNutr (Animal) Senior Nutritionist at NAF
Team NAF at Saumur CDIOP 2017
A question we’re commonly asked is - ‘is it safe to compete on?’ Faced with the choice in every feed store, it can be difficult to know which way to go. There are two main considerations we have to look at – firstly, does the product knowingly contain ingredients that are not allowed for competition and secondly, what are the chances that unknown contamination by a prohibited substance has occurred during purchasing of ingredients or the manufacturing process?
Prohibited Substances Some natural products, although not appropriate for competition, still have a role to play within equine welfare and therefore, are still available as natural supplements. While ingredients such as the herb Valerian, which is used for calming, are well known and rightly avoided, for others the matter is a little greyer. Natural products, both taken orally as supplements and when applied to affected areas, should always be considered when competing ‘under rules’, whatever the discipline. Those particularly to be aware of are Willow tree, Chilli pepper and Devil’s Claw. Devil’s Claw was added to the list of Prohibited Substances in January of 2016, as the FEI recognised the active constituent,
Scarlett Charles and Sacree du Rouet
harpagoside, to be a natural anti-inflammatory. However this doesn’t mean it no longer has its uses - and Devil’s Claw products are great for maintaining comfort in the joints of older or retired horses. But it does, of course, mean that competing horses should not be fed Devil’s Claw products. If you have competition horses on your yard we’d advise keeping any Devil’s Claw products in the medicine cabinet and well away from feed, to avoid any potential for confusion.
Accidental Contamination Once we’ve identified those ingredients we definitely can’t compete on, and we make sure they’re not in the product we’ve chosen; doesn’t that mean it’s definitely safe to compete on?
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