Comments on: Nasal Strips for Horses

By: Galadriel

Galadriel — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 00:49:27 +0000

Interesting.

By: Laina

Laina — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 16:02:27 +0000

The horse on the left looks completely stressed out and unhappy. Is that his tongue hanging out? Racing is not “fun” for horses. Ban horse racing altogether and forget about breathing strips. A retired race horse in my barn blew food out of his nose because of an operation to “open” his breathing passages so he could race faster. Was it worth it? Apparently someone thought so.

By: rogerharris

rogerharris — Fri, 23 May 2014 00:10:36 +0000

Really very thrilling experience to see it live. Of course very much interesting to watch such races. I would never want to miss these. Thanks for sharing it here. Any news related to horses is my all time favorite. Great read.

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 22 May 2014 14:49:55 +0000

They shouldn’t be banned. There are no chemical’s in them. They tie some horse’s tongue’s when they race.
Why can’t they use the strips.

By: Florie

Florie — Wed, 21 May 2014 10:30:04 +0000

Thank you for clarifying.

By: Joy

Joy — Tue, 20 May 2014 13:38:43 +0000

It’s harmless, and if everyone has the option to use a nasal strip, there is no unfair advantage.

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 20 May 2014 08:47:46 +0000

Glad the New York Racing group is allowing California Chrome to use the nasal strip when he runs in Belmont. I would love to see Triple Crown winner once again.

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 20 May 2014 08:19:56 +0000

I know they use these in cross country sometimes right! Thats something i will have to remember! I never realized that nasal strips could be controversial

By: PKL

PKL — Tue, 20 May 2014 06:19:35 +0000

I have a horse that would benefit from a nasal strip….no she does not snore. but has a lung issue as a baby, and as soon as it gets cold, you can hear her breathing.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Tue, 20 May 2014 05:47:00 +0000

Valerie makes some good points. I think NY should get rid of its ban altogether. The strips don’t harm the horse, and I don’t think they are an unfair advantage. Why do they let horses race on Lasix but not wear nasal strips?