That is different stuff.

According to Merial Limited, the manufacturer of Biodyl, the compound is made of vitamin B12, selenium, potassium and magnesium. 

I just read that the pharmacy stated that they had put in ten times too much selenium which is toxic to horses in large doses.

Edited to add;

"Dr. Loyd V. Allen Jr., a pharmacist and editor-in-chief of the Oklahoma-based International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding, said he believes it is legal to make the Biodyl substitute. "All of the ingredients in it... are components of drugs here in the United States that are legal or have been in use," Allen said."

You wouldn't ride in a car with me if I was all jacked up on crack, so why would you throw a leg over a horse that is all jacked up on some potion from a vet, be it legal or not. This is the very reason that I don't show horses or compete at any kind of National level, they should be testing all horses and if they find so much as an asprin in one the trainer/owner should be banned for life in any kind of competition. Walking horses don't do all that action naturally, Quarter horses don't lope around in the field with their noses on the ground, Standardbreds tails don't naturally have a kink in them at the base, ect.... ect.....

I think the vet that ordered it should never be allowed to own/treat/train another horse.

HWBar... You can come test my, sound, flat shod Walking Horses anytime you want.... Only thing they may be OD'n on is Bermuda grass, Oat Hay, a little Omolene 100 sweet feed, carrots and maybe an occasional Diet Dr. Pepper!!

HWBar - Here are the four ingredients listed as being in Biodyl sold seperately. Nowhere in there is crack listed. These do everything from promoting red blood cells to electrolytes for preventing dehydration. Not much different than the vitamin pack that I take each morning.

http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30e07e0d-7b6a-11d5-a192-00b0d0204ae5

http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=919d8dfd-b759-4473-841b-89db0d69169f

http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=2e87c065-7b6a-11d5-a192-00b0d0204ae5

http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=ae42f5dd-180d-4fa9-a2a0-8dd0460c294a

And as a last note...this one is a supplement with all four ingredients, including 20 or so other ingredients.

http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=ec2487f8-4130-468a-a90a-4f7528bcaaba

Nothing against your horses Retento, but the Walking horses I see at shows are not sound, and not in a natural gait. If yours are then I applaud you, but I'm pretty sure you know what I'm talking about.

The ingredient list I saw this morning had 12 ingredients plus whatever pain medication you wanted for a base, it may not have crack in it, but it give the same results as crack, "it's used to alleviate exhaustion", from what I hear so does crack.

I haven't seen anything listing 12 ingredients, not saying that there wasn't. According to Merial that makes Biodyl, there are four main ingredients, and that it is basically a vitamin/mineral supplement. No painkillers in the original that I have been able to find anything on. Now the mixture that the pharmacy made...that is another question.

Nothing against your horses Retento, but the Walking horses I see at shows are not sound, and not in a natural gait. If yours are then I applaud you, but I'm pretty sure you know what I'm talking about.

It depends on which horse show you go too. I know what you are talking about though. Saw it myself at a big show. Pretty obvious and I thought the horse was awesome but I would dare not do that to my horse. I couldn't stand myself if I did. Don't care to see it again, once I thougth about it. Rentento's is flat shod, He's in a plantation shoe or the like. About as natural as you can get for showing, if he shows.

A couple shots of one of our "walking horses" 2007 NWHA horse of the year, "She's Doubly Delightful"...... Wife shows NWHA versatility classes, over fences-jumping, hunter hack, trail obstacle, pleasure driving, obstacle driving, western riding, reining, Dressage levels 1, 2 and 3. Around the ring classes trail pleasure open 3 gait western, etc. Not all walking horses are padded up and "fixed". Biggest shoe we use is a 3/8" thick x 3/4" wide flat shoe, kegs or either barefoot on the rear.... Need some of those sliding plates on the rear for those western versatility classes!!

http://www.nwhapoints.com/nwhahplist.asp

Running walk... If you're putting on a show, you got to be carefull as to who you contact for a Dressage judge.... There's finally a few Dressage judges out there that can distinguish the difference between a flat walk and a running walk. And there's some that will never "get it".

 Here's a copy of the NWHA Versatility Rule Book, that includes Dressage.   http://www.nwha.com/NWHAVersatilityRulesFinalApril08.pdf