Doping cases at Al Ula and Doha highlight the continuing casual attitude to drug use by trainers, with 24% of horses at one competition testing positive.

Swiss jumper Nadja Peter Steiner claims her horse ingested illegal substance by licking the stranger who held him during a prize-giving ceremony.

The FEI scrapped ranking points won at a controversial jumping venue in France, but the FFE finds it ‘painful’ the shows went ahead in the first place.

A total of 48 countries will be represented in equestrian at the Olympic Games, with Luxembourg, Pakistan and Israel making their debuts.

Qatari jumpers claim that shisha smoked in the hotel where they stayed during their Olympic qualifying show may have been ‘spiked’ by rivals.

Sri Lankan show jumper Mathilda Karlsson loses her Olympic ticket and others drop in the world ranking as FEI decides classes should not have been approved.

A list of extra rules for last Saturday’s big desert endurance race shines a light on the true extent of past abuse and cheating on the field of play.

The FEI reduced Colombian jumper Andrea Torres Guerreiro’s suspension as she co-operated in legal proceedings and agreed to engage in anti-doping education.

The risks involved when riders think the Minimum Eligibility Requirement is a green light to go 4* was a hot topic at the FEI eventing summit.

IJRC says there have been many complaints about limited-invitation horse shows where it was possible for a 28-fault round to win Olympic rankings points.