Showjumper’s ban reduced after vet injected horse without permission at Nations Cup show

A team vet who injected a showjumper’s horse at a Nations Cup event without his knowledge, causing a positive dope test, is facing disciplinary action as the rider has his ban reduced.

Austrian rider Felix Koller was provisionally suspended for two years after his gelding Captain Future 3 tested positive for banned substance diisopropylamine, a drug that dilates the blood vessels, in urine and blood samples taken at the St Gallen Nations Cup leg, Switzerland, on 2 June 2019. The drug has been “used and abused” in sports such as racing and endurance due to its alleged effects of increasing oxygen utilisation and glucose uptake.

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Article written by: Becky Murray