"Dr. Michael Lindinger of The Nutraceutical Alliance, advocated for prerace testing in Standardbreds.
Lindinger argued that testing for elevated TCO2 levels, caused by the practice of "milkshaking" in horses, was currently outdated and limited, with regulations only calling for postrace testing. Milkshaking is the process of alkalizing the blood through the use of sodium, potassium, calcium, or magnesium, which produces a performance-enhancing effect. The doping is generally administered one hour before the horse runs, which would make prerace testing the animal 30 minutes prior to competition an effective tool."
What kind of dumbass is this? Obviously not a lot of experience with standardbreds or paddock schedules/practices...
