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Doping

Articles on the misuse of medications and substances in horses.

All medalists and fourth-placed horses were drug tested at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. There was also random testing.
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Horse sport keeps it clean at Tokyo 2020

September 14, 2021September 14, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 7983 Views 0 Comments Doping, Olympics 2020

Equestrian sports at Tokyo 2020 received the all-clear for the third consecutive Olympic and Paralympic Games, with no positive doping tests returned.

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Nicole Walker thought she was drinking green tea from the hotel breakfast buffet. It was coca tea.
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Canada loses last bid to get showjumping team to Tokyo Olympics

January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 2252 Views 0 Comments Doping, Olympics 2020

The Court of Arbitration for Sport dismisses an appeal by Nicole Walker and Equestrian Canada.

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Features News 

Landmark wins for horse welfare advocates in massive US spending bill

December 30, 2020January 4, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 3715 Views 1 Comment Doping, Slaughter, Soring

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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The effects of non-psychoactive CBD products in horses remains the subject of ongoing research.
Care & Training News 

Drug test warning: Research ongoing into effects of CBD on competition horses

December 15, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 5643 Views 0 Comments Doping

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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Care & Training News 

Put the baking soda back in the bottle: Banned “milkshakes” don’t make racehorses faster

November 26, 2020November 27, 2020 Joshua Denham and Adam Hulme 8281 Views 0 Comments Comment, Doping

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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Gaspard Dufour, FEI Information and Sports Technology Director at the online FEI General Assembly 2020.
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Anti-doping rules for horses and humans updated at FEI session

November 22, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2173 Views 1 Comment Doping

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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Many horse owners avoid feeding molasses and sweet feeds in order to keep a check on their horse's behavior.
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Doping moratorium by equestrian, racing bodies over molasses contamination

October 24, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 4328 Views 1 Comment Doping

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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Racing in the US finally has its chance to “right our badly listing ship” following an emphatic showing of support for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) from Jockey Club Chairman Stuart S. Janney III.
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US House committee to consider horseracing integrity bill

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1924 Views 0 Comments Doping

“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

September 6, 2020September 6, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2273 Views 1 Comment Doping

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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The rule limiting stallions born from 2020 onwards from breeding more than 140 mares was adopted in May 2020 amid concerns around the narrowing of the diversity of the Thoroughbred gene pool in the US.
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Racing trainers who dope horses should get life ban, sportsman says

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 3353 Views 2 Comments Doping

“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

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 3224 Views 0 Comments Doping

It was later discovered that a crew member who had taken painkillers had urinated in the horse truck.

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Horses racing in California. Photo: Noah Salzman CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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FBI, Justice Dept launch major US racehorse doping investigation

March 10, 2020March 16, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 3954 Views 0 Comments Doping

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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Health News 

23 horse deaths led to progesterone drug ban by USEF

November 14, 2019November 19, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 6298 Views 1 Comment Doping

Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) to be prohibited in horses in USEF competition from December 1, 2019.

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Health News 

Competition horse deaths spur analysis on Medroxyprogesterone

October 12, 2019November 14, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 14555 Views 0 Comments Doping

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

August 28, 2019September 23, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 2340 Views 0 Comments Doping

There are concerns about off-label use of bisphosphonates in growing racehorses.

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Horse racing at Golden Gate Fields, Albany, California. Photo: Noah Salzman CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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US racing drug policy bill introduced to Senate

June 15, 2019June 19, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 3001 Views 0 Comments Doping

Horseracing Integrity Act (S.1820) introduced to the US Senate. The bill aims to bring uniformity to US racing.

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Synephrine is found in the leaves of citrus trees, including lemon.
Care & Training 

Equestrian bodies issue warnings on CBD and citrus leaf derivative

May 17, 2019June 11, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 6657 Views 0 Comments Doping

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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Horses racing in California. Photo: Noah Salzman CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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US racing body calls for drastic reforms to cut horse deaths

March 29, 2019April 7, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 2897 Views 1 Comment Doping

“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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The Santa Anita track is set against the backdrop of the San Gabriel Mountains. Photo: Elf assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikipedia
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Racing group bans drugs at two California tracks

March 19, 2019March 27, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 3519 Views 0 Comments Doping

Lasix, NSAIDs,  joint injections, shockwave therapy, and anabolic steroids banned at Santa Anita and Golden Gate Fields.

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The high risk of mortality linked to general anaesthesia in horses remains one of the biggest concerns for equine practitioners.
Health News 

New projects get $250K to detect racehorse doping

February 15, 2019February 19, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 3322 Views 0 Comments 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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