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Horse Tests Positive 18 Days Post-Hock Injections

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Krysia Nelson

Attorney at Law

A junior show jumper's horse tested positive for betamethasone 18 days after hock injections, well past the FEI's 7-day detection guideline. The FEI Tribunal ruled that relying on vets is no defense, but cut his suspension to one month because he was a junior.

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A junior show jumper's horse tested positive for betamethasone 18 days after hock injections, well past the FEI's 7-day detection guideline. The FEI Tribunal ruled that relying on vets is no defense, but cut his suspension to one month because he was a junior.