Two endurance riders whose horses tested positive to Trometamol have been suspended for six months each โ€“ a reduced sanction for a banned substance because Trometamol is being re-classified as a controlled medication.

The FEI Tribunal also noted that neither could have known their borrowed horses โ€“ supplied by Al Wathba Stables in Abu Dhabi โ€“ had ingested Trometamol. It was not listed as an ingredient of a product called โ€œEndurance,โ€ administered by the stablesโ€™ veterinary assistant before their respective races.

One rider is top Argentinian Daiana Chopita, who rode two horses both testing positive in Abu Dhabi last winter. JC Cahuel placed third in a CEI* 100km race on December 9, 2017, and HLP Gadafi third in the CEI** 120km on December 23rd.

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