O'Neill barn draws detention for positive

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Originally Posted by paisjpq

can anyone tell me if it is possible for a horse to exceed CO2 limits without a milkshake?

By the way,they aren't saying he milkshaked.This is not a penalty for that.This is a penalty for having a horse test in excess of 37 millimoles of total carbon Dioxide per liter of blood, the permitted level. One indication of milkshaking is a level of CO2 higher than 37 mmoles/liter of blood. They don't have to prove he milkshaked.They simply have to test to see if his horses have high CO2 levels.It is against the rules to have high CO2 LEVELS(NO MATTER HOW THE LEVELS GET HIGH.)Horses don't naturally have levels in excess of 37 mmoles.Something was done to make it that high,and it needs to be stopped.Whatever they are doing(milkshaking,or a nutritional supplement or whatever was done,)they need to change their procedures in that barn.