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Wed 12 Dec 2009FEI delays implementation of new prohibited substances list
EQUESTRIAN SPORT NEWS: THE FEI (Federation Equestre Internationale) has decided to delay the implementation of its controversial new equine prohibited substances list following adverse reaction to the vote taken in its favour at last month’s general assembly in Copenhagen.
In the Danish capital, national federations voted 53-48 in favour of allowing in-competition use of certain non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as phenylbutazone (bute) from January 1st.
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