The Associated Press is reporting that Isabel Werth of Germany has been
suspended after her horse tested positive for a banned substance.
The
suspension takes place just weeks after the German National Equestrian
Federation disbanded its national equestrian team in response to wide spread
doping.
Five time Olympian Werth’s horse, Whisper, tested positive for
fluphenazine, a sedative, at an international competition in Germany in May,
according to the AP.
In the meantime, the International Equestrian
Federation (FEI) is investigating a member of its president’s family for
doping.
Endurance rider Sheik Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, the son of
Princess Haya of Jordan’s husband, recently completed a 74 ½ mile endurance ride
after which his horse tested positive for stanozolol metabolites. The horse
tested positive after an event in Dubai, as well.
As president of the FEI,
Princess Haya has campaigned strongly against doping. She informed the
organization about the cases.
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