FEI Announces Decision in Anti-Doping Case Involving Vet
Edited Press Release
January 20, 2017
The FEI Tribunal has suspended an Indian veterinarian in connection with a 2012 case involving an endurance horse.
The FEI Tribunal has suspended an Indian veterinarian in connection with a 2012 case involving an endurance horse.
Houkoumi G tested positive for O-desmethyltramadol after finishing third in an endurance ride in September.
The cases focus on prohibited substances identified in a para-dressage horse, an endurance horse, and a jumping horse.
Also, Lisa Ford and GE Cyclone received the Haggin Cup, which recognizes the horse in the most superior condition.
Researchers will again be studying horses’ hydration status and how it relates to ride completion or noncompletion.
The horse Lunatica tested positive for two prohibited substances: propranolol and dexamethasone.
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The Jordanian horse tested positive for boldenone, dexamethasone, meloxicam, phenylbutazone, and oxyphenbutazone.
The top two finishers at an event in Doha earlier this year have tested positive for human erythropoietin (EPO).
Selective breeding could lead to horses more tailored for endurance and improve welfare and performance, scientists say.
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The decisions are on cases involving Dr. Hallvard Sommerseth, Abdul Aziz Sheikh, and Ali Mohammed Al Muhairi.
From 2002 to 2014, researchers identified a fatality rate of 0.32 per 1,000 starts in endurance horses.
The 12 approved measures will be applied for the rest of the United Arab Emirates’ endurance season.
Veterinarians and riders should consider cardiac recovery times of more than 13 minutes as a warning sign of a problem.
Further, an Emirates Equestrian Federation official was provisionally suspended for failing to observe the FEI rules.
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