The FEI has imposed a provisional suspension on a South African rider whose horse has tested positive for a prohibited substance.
Samples taken at a CSI1*-W event in Polokwane (RSA) on August 29,2015 from the horse Felix Van De Mispelaere (FEI ID 104JQ57/RSA), ridden by Jonathan Clarke (RSA) to win the competition, have returned positive for the banned substance Minoxidil, which is a vasodilator (causes blood vessels to dilate).
The athlete has been provisionally suspended from the day of notification (October 21, 2015), and the horse has been provisionally suspended for two months.
The athlete and the horse owner/s have the opportunity for a preliminary hearing before the FEI Tribunal to request the lifting of the provisional suspensions.
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