USEF Board Of Directors Prohibit The Use Of Medroxyprogesterone Acetate

USEF Board Of Directors Prohibit The Use Of Medroxyprogesterone Acetate

The United States Equestrian Federation Board of Directors has voted to prohibit the use of medroxyprogesterone acetate in horses competing in USEF-licensed competitions effective Dec. 1. In early 2017, USEF convened a panel of industry experts to review MPA and its use in horses competing at USEF-licensed competitions. The MPA Panel held a workshop and

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Watch Why They Won: Adiah HP Lights Up For Her Fans At U.S. Dressage Finals

Watch Why They Won: Adiah HP Lights Up For Her Fans At U.S. Dressage Finals

Fan favorite Adiah HP earned her third consecutive open Grand Prix freestyle championship at the U.S. Dressage Finals this weekend, but she had some competition in her younger relation Vashti, ridden by Kristin Wasemiller-Knutson, who finished second. Both mares share the Friesian-Dutch Warmblood stallion Nico as their sire. Click on the link to watch the

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Walker’s Positive Test From Pan American Games Puts Canada’s Olympic Show Jumping Qualification In Question

Walker’s Positive Test From Pan American Games Puts Canada’s Olympic Show Jumping Qualification In Question

Canadian show jumper Nicole Walker has been provisionally suspended by the Fédération Equestre Internationale following a positive test for a prohibited substance at the 2019 Pan American Games, held Aug. 6-9 in Lima, Peru. The sample taken on Aug. 7, the day of the team final, tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, which

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