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.
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Doping
Articles on the misuse of medications and substances in horses.
Landmark wins for horse welfare advocates in massive US spending bill
Crucial measures in omnibus spending bill signed into law by the US president, with racing to get a gold standard anti-doping program.
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Drug test warning: Research ongoing into effects of CBD on competition horses
The 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.
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Put the baking soda back in the bottle: Banned “milkshakes” don’t make racehorses faster
Any 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.
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Anti-doping rules for horses and humans updated at FEI session
Of 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.
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Doping moratorium by equestrian, racing bodies over molasses contamination
British Equestrian Federation introduces a 14-day moratorium over positive doping tests for Zilpaterol: “This is a situation where reason and logic are required.”
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US House committee to consider horseracing integrity bill
“The end of doping in Thoroughbred racing is within sight,” says a leading animal welfare advocate.
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Doping and deaths tackled: New bill to reform US horse racing
Horseracing 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.
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Racing trainers who dope horses should get life ban, sportsman says
“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.”
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Top Swiss showjumper exonerated over horse’s failed drug test
It was later discovered that a crew member who had taken painkillers had urinated in the horse truck.
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FBI, Justice Dept launch major US racehorse doping investigation
Indictment says “millions of dollars worth of various misbranded and adulterated performance-enhancing drugs” were sold in the US and abroad.
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23 horse deaths led to progesterone drug ban by USEF
Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) to be prohibited in horses in USEF competition from December 1, 2019.
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Competition horse deaths spur analysis on Medroxyprogesterone
Fatalities reported following use of synthetic progesterone Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) in horses.
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Medication body moves to tackle bisphosphonate use in young racehorses
There are concerns about off-label use of bisphosphonates in growing racehorses.
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US racing drug policy bill introduced to Senate
Horseracing Integrity Act (S.1820) introduced to the US Senate. The bill aims to bring uniformity to US racing.
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Equestrian bodies issue warnings on CBD and citrus leaf derivative
A 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.
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US racing body calls for drastic reforms to cut horse deaths
“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.”
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Racing group bans drugs at two California tracks
Lasix, NSAIDs, joint injections, shockwave therapy, and anabolic steroids banned at Santa Anita and Golden Gate Fields.
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New projects get $250K to detect racehorse doping
Racing Medication and Testing Consortium approves $250,000 in funding in its ongoing focus on detecting and eliminating illicit substances in racing.
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Racehorse doping prevention and identification focus of three research studies
Tactical research studies by the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium aim to detect, identify and inhibit the use of illicit substances.
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