South African Jumper Tests Positive for Prohibited Substance

The show jumping horse Felix Van De Mispelaere tested positive for vasodilator minoxidil.
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The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) has imposed a provisional suspension on a South African rider whose horse has tested positive for a prohibited substance.

Samples taken at a CSI1*-W event in Polokwane, South Africa, on Aug. 29 from the show jumping horse Felix Van De Mispelaere, ridden by Jonathan Clarke to win the competition, have returned positive for the banned substance minoxidil, a vasodilator.

The athlete has been provisionally suspended from the day of notification (Oct. 21), and the horse has been provisionally suspended for two months.

The athlete and the horse owner(s) have the opportunity for a preliminary hearing before the FEI Tribunal to request the lifting of the provisional suspensions

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