Court of Arbitration for Sport

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CAS Upholds FEI Position in Irish Aachen Appeal

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the appeal by Irish athlete Cian O’Connor and Horse Sport Ireland and upheld the decision rendered by the FEI Appeal Committee following an on-course incident at the FEI European Jumping Championships in Aachen (GER) on August 21st 2015. “I am happy that the CAS has confirmed […]
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FEI Issues Decisions on Anti-Doping Cases

The FEI has announced the final decisions in three anti-doping cases: Al Thani Receives 27-Month Suspension The FEI Tribunal has issued its Final Decision in the case involving Nasser Khalifa N.J Al Thani (QAT) and the horse Brookleigh Caspar (FEI ID AUS40748) at the 120km one-star Endurance competition at Mesaieed in Doha (QAT) on April […]
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Isabell Werth’s Suspension is Lifted

Dressage rider Isabell Werth has been embroiled in a legal battle with the German Equestrian Federation since last fall, when the Olympian received a six-month competition ban and a €2,000 fine, stemming from a June 2012 positive drug test in one of her mounts. Werth’s horse, El Santo NRW, tested positive for cimetidine at the […]
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Saudi Equestrian’s Reaction to CAS’ Findings

The entire team at Saudi Equestrian is delighted with the findings of the International Court of Arbitration for Sport which has reduced the original eight month ban handed to Khaled Abdulaziz Al Eid and Abdullah Waleed Sharbatly, to two months and, following their voluntary suspension in February, allows both riders to start competing again with […]