Event riders who tested positive for banned drugs suspended for one year
The FEI Tribunal accepted that none of the riders had the intention to enhance their performances and that they bore ‘no significant fault or negligence’
Doping
News on all doping scandals and enquiries taking place in equestrian sport
-
-
Dope testing: what is it and how does it work?
Find out everything about dope testing and how you can avoid an accidental positive test
-
Protecting people, horses and the sport: why clean sport week applies to you
‘It is vital that everyone participating within equestrian sport fully understands the importance of clean sport’
-
Show centre’s contaminated hay causes horses to fail dope tests
Both riders concerned were found to bear no fault for the positive tests
-
Showjumper dopes rivals’ horses in a bid to get on national team
The rider administered ACP to two others’ horses as he wanted to take their place at the European Championships
-
British showjumpers stripped of titles after positive dope tests
Both horses tested positive for the same prohibited substances
-
Warning to competitors after riders fail dope tests
‘It is your responsibility to know if you are taking any medications on the FEI prohibited substance list’
-
Two event riders blame positive drugs tests on ‘prescribed medication’ *Updated*
Two of the three riders who tested positive for banned stimulants at an autumn horse trials have issued statements about the case
-
Leading event riders suspended after testing positive for banned stimulants
The winner of the showcase class at an autumn competition is among three riders provisionally suspended from international competition
-
Leading trainer fined £8,000 after Epsom winner fails drugs test
This is the fourth time in two years a horse trained by Richard Hannon has tested positive for the drug and he has since made big changes to yard protocols
-
Germany loses Europeans silver medal after positive dope test
The result of the B sample means the team loses its silver medal, but how the substance came to be in the horse’s system is still unknown
-
Shock as German event star tests positive at Europeans
Germany will lose team silver medal if the B test also returns a positive result for the controlled substance
-
Jockey banned for switching urine samples to cover up cocaine use
The jockey had attempted to cover up his drug use by attempting to pass off someone else’s urine sample as his own
-
Two HOYS-bound horses banned after positive dope tests
The horses both tested positive for prohibited substances at the National Pony Society’s summer championships
-
Rider’s doping ban reduced following appeal over supermarket antibiotic cream ‘mistake’
The groom accidentally picked up the wrong cream to treat minor cuts on a trip to the supermarket, which caused the positive dope test
-
Trainer fined £2,000 after Cheltenham Festival favourite fails drug test
The drug is allowed to be used in horses in training, but must not be present in a horse's system on a raceday
-
Rider stored equine remedy in painkiller bottle: banned for 15 months
An amateur rider who stored a homeopathic remedy in an empty tramadol bottle has been disqualified from competition for 15 months
-
Owner’s hairspray causes showjumper’s positive dope test
The rider and the owner’s wife were unaware he was using the product
-
Record-breaking jockey apologises over failed drug test
The trailblazing rider has been suspended for four weeks after testing positive for a banned substance
-
Dressage riders' suspensions lifted: contamination blamed for positive drug tests
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has also ruled the horses' temporary suspensions be lifted after evidence showed their feed had been contaminated
