Feeding Oily Herbs to Competition Horses

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I'm just a bit worried as I feed oily herbs to my competition mate and read something the other day about Rosemary containing a prohibited substance, I think it's sylasilic acid. They said to stop feeding 48 hour before a competition which I am going to do. I don't know about Oregano or Thyme but am going to look them up. Do others know about this?
 
I personally wouldn't feed oily herbs to my competition horses as even if they didn't contain any banned substance (which I doubt) you could not guarantee that there was no cross-contamination.
 
Salicylic acid, found in rosemary, meadowsweet, thyme, oregano, a variety of herbs, berries and vegetables is a metabolite of aspirin (acetyl-salicylic acid).

Salicylic acid is on the FEI controlled substances list. It can trigger positive doping test reults. However, as a natural metabolite there is a threshold level in urine or plasma to trigger a positive test - most of these foodstuffs have low enough levels that they wouldn't trigger a positive result in low doses, but it depends how much you feed and on the natural variation in the plant.

I wouldn't risk it personally. But YMMV.
 
khalswitz said:
Salicylic acid, found in rosemary, meadowsweet, thyme, oregano, a variety of herbs, berries and vegetables is a metabolite of aspirin (acetyl-salicylic acid).

Salicylic acid is on the FEI controlled substances list. It can trigger positive doping test reults. However, as a natural metabolite there is a threshold level in urine or plasma to trigger a positive test - most of these foodstuffs have low enough levels that they wouldn't trigger a positive result in low doses, but it depends how much you feed and on the natural variation in the plant.

I wouldn't risk it personally. But YMMV.
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Many thanks for your reply. I think I will take her off it.
 
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