6/ NOVEMBER 2019 THE RIDER The Way of Horses: TRUST


and flies. But is it really genuine ichthammol? True ichthammol is de-


rived from sulfur-rich oil shale. According to the American Chemical Society ichthammol


(CAS#8029-


By Eleanor Blazer Copyright @ 2019


The definition of “trust” is to have


confidence in something or believe in someone. We are entrusted to care for our


horses – to train with compassion and provide for their needs. We trust oth- ers to provide us education, services and products to aid us in caring for our horses. Can we trust those we turn to in


time of need? Fortunately most of the time that answer is “yes”, but in one instance the answer is “no”. Most of us have a jar of drawing


salve or ichthammol in our barn med- icine cabinet. The unique smelling black salve has worked wonders for drawing hoof and skin abscesses, fighting rain rot, and protecting minor wounds or scratches from infection


68-3) is “a complex product obtained by the sulfonation and ammoniation of the dis- tillation product from bitu- minous schists.” I know that sounds like Greek to most of us, but it comes down to the fact that sulfur and ammonia components must be present, and they must in the proper balance to make an effective anti- bacterial and anti-inflamma- tory product. There should be no


need for us to think about how it is made – we just want to know the product we are buying is what we expect. We are putting our trust in the product label.


So what is the problem? As always it comes


down to cost. The high quality sulfur-rich bitumi- nous shale is unique and not found everywhere. The best source of genuine ichtham- mol is from Ichthyol, a com- pany based in Austria where there are deposits of the per-


Mary Anne Laframboise Continued from Page 4


Equestrian Team. She brought her years of expertise to bear as the driving force behind the first national coaching pro- gram, helping to push Canadian equestrian sport even further towards its world-class reputation. In 2014, EC recognized Laframboise’s significant contributions and industrious ef- forts with the Lifetime Achievement Award. “The impacts of Mary Anne’s work to grow Canadian


eventing cannot be overstated,” said EC CEO, Richard Mon- geau. “She was a guiding light for the sport, and her presence – particularly her boundless passion and infectious energy – will be terribly missed.” Laframboise and her husband had eight children, who


fect sulfur-rich shale oil. The United States Phar-


macopeia (USP), which es- tablishes


standards for


medicines, ingredients and supplements,


requires


ichthammol products to contain 10.0% total sulfur, but allows the proportion of sulfate sulfur (inorganic) to be limited to a maximum value of 8.0% ammonium sulfate. This has allowed the Chinese to manipulate the sulfur content and pro- duce fake ichthammol prod- ucts.


The fake China pro-


duced ichthammol products are made from vegetable oils which have no sulfur. Non-bituminous sulfur in- gredients are added to meet the USP standards, which allow the label to erro- neously state the product is ichthammol.


The American con-


sumer cannot tell by reading the label if the product is genuine ichthammol. The only way to determine the “real thing” is to smell it. Fake drawing salve


products made from veg- etable oil will not have the unique strong tar smell. Nor will these fake products have the healing properties in which you are searching. So, in this case – trust


in your nose and not the product label or our govern- ment which allows these fake products to enter the country.


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have carried on the strong tradition instilled in them by their passionate matriarch: Six of her seven daughters picked up eventing and made the EC Talent Squad, short or long list for the sport. Three went on to ride for Canada at the international level, including Moira Laframboise, who helped the Cana- dian Eventing Team bring home the silver medal from the 1987 Indianapolis Pan American Games. Lorraine Lafram- boise held up the coaching tradition as a Canadian Eventing Team Coach at both the national and Olympic level, while Estelle “Teddie” Laframboise carried on the stable manager and competition organizer genes through her own family-run eventing facility, Stevens Creek Farm in Ottawa, ON. Laframboise is survived by her children Moira, Lorraine


and Teddie, alongside their siblings, Deirdre Laframboise, Guy Laframboise, Julie Murphy, Lise O’Neill, and Nicole Laframboise. Her adoring family also includes 18 grandchil- dren, seven great-grandchildren, siblings, and many nieces and nephews. With care and commitment, Laframboise cultivated the


seedling sport of eventing to blossom into a flourishing, well- supported and sophisticated discipline in Canada. Her fiery dedication has left an everlasting mark on the national event- ing landscape that will be felt for years to come. Family and friends may pay respects on Wednesday,


Sept. 4, 2019, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. at Kelly Funeral Home (2313 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K2B 7G3). A service in Laframboise’s memory will be celebrated on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Parish Fal- lowfield (15 Steeple Hill Crescent, Nepean, ON, K2R 1G2). A reception will follow at the church banquet hall. In Memo- riam donations to the charity of your choice would be appre- ciated. Condolences and Sharing Memories can be shared at www.kellyfh.ca.


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