Riders who test positive to prohibited substances will in future have their disciplinary proceedings handled direct by the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s special new Anti-Doping Division (CAS ADD) rather than by the FEI Tribunal.

FEI head of legal Mikael Rentsch says the FEI had initially resisted signing up to this because, unlike other sports organizations, its own Tribunal already hears the greater number of cases relating to equine doping, which CAS ADD is not empowered to handle.

But now most rider doping cases before the FEI Tribunal are appealed to CAS. It made sense to delegate them directly to CAS ADD, saving time, costs for all parties and avoiding duplication of effort.

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