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Date Posted: 13:10:55 10/09/04 Sat GMT
Author: Lynn
Subject: Irish Gold Medal Horse fails dope test (NYTimes)

washingtonpost.com

Irish Gold Medal-Winning Horse Fails Dope Test
Reuters
Friday, October 8, 2004; 1:54 PM

By Paul Hoskins

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Waterford Crystal, the horse Cian O'Connor rode to win Ireland's only gold medal at the Athens Olympics, failed a dope test after the individual show jumping competition.

The Equestrian Federation of Ireland (EFI) said Friday it had been informed by horse riding's international governing body that a sample taken from Waterford Crystal had "proved positive for prohibited substances."

O'Connor, who will request that the B sample taken in Athens also be tested, said he took responsibility for medication administered to his horse before the Games but that he believed it had not been given performance-enhancing drugs.

"I believe that I won this medal fair and square and that the horse has not been given anything that would make him jump better," he was quoted as saying in a statement issued by the EFI.

The Irish federation said O'Connor had informed them of treatment for a mild fetlock injury given to Waterford Crystal on July 22. The vet had prescribed mild sedation to prevent the horse injuring himself further during hydrotherapy treatment.

"I can categorically state that the medication administered by me was not a performance-enhancing substance, but was used after careful consideration, in the best interests of the horse's welfare," veterinary surgeon James Sheeran told the EFI.

He also said that he could not understand how the medication in question could still have been present in the horse's system by the time samples were taken at the Games over a month later.

In a separate statement Friday the International Federation for Equestrian Sport (FEI) said four out of 40 horses tested for drugs at the Athens Games in August had returned positive samples.

The FEI said on its Web Site FEI that 20 percent of the horses taking part in the Games had been tested.

Brazilian Rodrigo Pessoa on Baloubet du Rouet finished second to O'Connor in Athens.
© 2004 Reuters

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