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Back to the real topic here. Most organizations have guidelines in place for using appropriate, safe amounts of medications for horses showing. These guidelines allow the use of pain relievers like bute, Banamine, or Equioxx, and some other medications like .

One important exception to the rule is that the presence of both “Bute” and (Banamine®) in a horse at the time of competition is never permitted.

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Category IV – Forbidden substances that may be used to alter the performance of the horse or may be used to avoid detection, and that have not been FDA approved for use in horses. Some examples include but are not limited to GABA and Phenibut. First offense - Suspension of 6 - 12 months and $6,000 - $12,000 fine.

Despite its efficacy, FDA standards dictate that Previcox is illegal to prescribe or dispense for horses because an approved drug for horses, Equioxx, already exists.

Equine drug testing is a form of drug testing applied to performance horses in regulated competition. Most common in racehorses, drug tests are also performed on horses in endurance riding and in international competition such as the Olympics and FEI-sanctioned competition.

The ingredients and properties of products to be classified as prohibited are included but not limited too vialerian, kava kava, passionflower, skullcap, chamomile, vervain, leopard's bane, night shade, capsaicin, comfrey, devil's claw, hops, laurel, lavender, red poppy and rawuolfia.

Despite its efficacy, FDA standards dictate that Previcox is illegal to prescribe or dispense for horses because an approved drug for horses, Equioxx, already exists.