re: "Therapy Horse"

[kpete]

Ann Romney's High Horse
Super Hit had Butorphanol, Delomidine, Romifidine, and Xylatine in its system at the time of his sale, according to court documents. Testified an expert: “In my 38 years of practice, I have never come across a drug screen such as this where the horse has been administered so many different medications at the same time.”
http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/ann-romneys-high-horse

On a trail of her own
Ann Romney's testimony in a lawsuit over a prized horse opens a rare window into her private world.
May 22, 2012|Robin Abcarian

In the airless room, Romney was getting annoyed.

"That really is -- that really is irritating," she said when the opposing attorney implied she didn't know who looked after her horse in Moorpark when she was at her home in Boston. "Of course I know who was looking after my horse. You're just trying to irritate me."

It was a rare moment of pique for Ann Romney, not meant for public consumption, and one that opened a window onto the private world of the would-be first lady.

Though Romney was dropped from the case after 18 months of litigation, the deposition reveals her passionate engagement in a rarefied sport that she believes helps her deal with a debilitating chronic illness. It also displays her fear of privacy loss, and a depth of feeling for a handful of extraordinarily expensive horses that she compares to maternal love.

"It's like children," Romney, a mother of five, testified about Super Hit, the horse at the center of the lawsuit. "You don't ... say one is better than the other, but I loved him."


http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/22/nation/la-na-ann-romney-dressage-20120522

yeah, i love you too, Ann
peace, kpete

[Larkspur]

1. Unfortunately drugging horses, especially hot tempered ones, to court a new buyer is

not just at the Romney level. I had a friend looking for a new horse. Luckily she brought her trainer with her and they were late for the appointment. Because they were late the thoroughbred-cross horse a cowboy was trying to sell her was on drug withdrawal and started showing his true hyper temperment. My friend didn't buy the horse. Her trainer says drugging horses to make them calm is common for unscrupulous sellers, and is illegal, but it can be difficult to determine without a blood test if the horse is drugged or not. They were fortunate that they were late to the place.

[polichick]

2. Mitt and Ann Romney perfectly symbolize what's ailing America...

They're sleazy, bloodsucking, cons.

[Berlum]

3. RepubliDruggies -- doping up Olde Dobbin to make a buck

How republican is that?

[IcyPeas]

4. romneys=supporting big pharma for their horsey