Canada loses last bid to get showjumping team to Tokyo Olympics
The Court of Arbitration for Sport dismisses an appeal by Nicole Walker and Equestrian Canada.
Read moreThe Court of Arbitration for Sport dismisses an appeal by Nicole Walker and Equestrian Canada.
Read moreCrucial measures in omnibus spending bill signed into law by the US president, with racing to get a gold standard anti-doping program.
Read moreThe effects of non-psychoactive CBD (cannabinoid) products in horses remains the subject of ongoing research, but for now, it is likely to result in failed drug tests in both sport and racing horses.
Read moreAny trainer still tempted to flout the ban on milkshaking would be endangering their horses and risking sanctions over a practice that is basically snake oil, researchers say.
Read moreOf the 137 National Federations registered with horse sport’s world governing body, 109 registered for this year’s online version of the annual General Assembly, and just 70 joined the rules sessions on Saturday.
Read moreBritish Equestrian Federation introduces a 14-day moratorium over positive doping tests for Zilpaterol: “This is a situation where reason and logic are required.”
Read more“The end of doping in Thoroughbred racing is within sight,” says a leading animal welfare advocate.
Read moreHorseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) will focus on the health of Thoroughbred racehorses and jockeys by requiring national, uniform safety standards that include anti-doping and medication control and racetrack safety programs.
Read more“These magnificent equine athletes deserve to be treated with the care and dignity and respect they deserve. Not just on the days where everybody is watching at the biggest events, but 365 days a year.”
Read moreIt was later discovered that a crew member who had taken painkillers had urinated in the horse truck.
Read moreIndictment says “millions of dollars worth of various misbranded and adulterated performance-enhancing drugs” were sold in the US and abroad.
Read moreMedroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) to be prohibited in horses in USEF competition from December 1, 2019.
Read moreFatalities reported following use of synthetic progesterone Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) in horses.
Read moreThere are concerns about off-label use of bisphosphonates in growing racehorses.
Read moreHorseracing Integrity Act (S.1820) introduced to the US Senate. The bill aims to bring uniformity to US racing.
Read moreA high number of positive tests for a banned stimulant that is found in the leaves of citrus trees and as a supplement ingredient has prompted an FEI warning, and the US Equestrian Federation is also clamping down on cannabinoids.
Read more“It’s time we joined the rest of the world in putting in place the best measures to protect the health and safety of our equine athletes.”
Read moreLasix, NSAIDs, joint injections, shockwave therapy, and anabolic steroids banned at Santa Anita and Golden Gate Fields.
Read moreRacing Medication and Testing Consortium approves $250,000 in funding in its ongoing focus on detecting and eliminating illicit substances in racing.
Read moreTactical research studies by the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium aim to detect, identify and inhibit the use of illicit substances.
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