Legal Update

LEGAL UPDATE
Ludger Beerbaum/Goldfever 3
On 3 February 2005, Ludger Beerbaum (GER) lodged an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the decision taken by the FEI Judicial Committee. The FEI Judicial Committee disqualified Ludger Beerbaum and his horse Goldfever 3 from the Athens Olympic Games Jumping competitions.

On 7 January 2005, the FEI Judicial Committee issued its motivated decision in the case relating to the findings of prohibited substances in Goldfever 3 ridden by Ludger Beerbaum (GER) at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. The preliminary decisions of the FEI Judicial Committee in these cases were published on December 3, 2004 following a hearing held in Zurich SUI on December 2, 2004.

The full text of the decision can be found on the FEI website www.horsesport.org , section Legal.