FEI Tribunal issues Consent Award in equine anti-doping case

The FEI Tribunal has issued a Consent Award in an equine anti-doping case involving a Banned Substance.

The horse Hera Durances (FEI ID 106FU45/BRN), trained by Mr Muhammad Abbas Khalid (FEI ID 10220213 /BRN), tested positive for the Banned Substance Stanozolol and its metabolite 16-beta-hydroxystanozolol, following samples taken at the FEI Endurance World Championship in Butheeb (UAE), 20-26.02.2023.  

The trainer admitted the rule violation and accepted the proposed consequences. In its final decision the FEI Tribunal imposed an eighteen-month ineligibility period on the trainer; the provisional suspension already served shall be credited against the imposed ineligibility period. He was also fined CHF 5,000.

The FEI Tribunal also disqualified the athlete and horse combination from the event. Consequently, Bahrain no longer has three results counting towards the team score which earned them the gold medal at the event, resulting in the team gold medal now going to France, silver to Portugal and bronze to Italy. 

The press release regarding the decision and the updated results of the FEI Endurance World Championship in Butheeb is available here.

The full Consent Award is available here.

Notes to Editors:

FEI Equine Prohibited Substances

The FEI Prohibited Substances List is divided into two sections: Controlled Medication and *Banned Substances. Controlled Medication substances are medications that are regularly used to treat horses, but which must have been cleared from the horse’s system by the time of competition. Banned Substances should never be found in the body of the horse and are prohibited at all times.

In the case of an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for a Banned Substance, the Person Responsible (PR) is automatically provisionally suspended from the date of notification (with the exception of certain cases involving a Prohibited Substance which is also a **Specified Substance). The horse is provisionally suspended for two months.

Information on all substances is available on the searchable FEI Equine Prohibited Substances Database.