Frances Stead reflects on missed opportunities, but looks to the future
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Clifton Eventers possessor Frances Stead says the “great cloud” that had been hanging over the team’s caput for near a yr had finally been lifted, next the FEI Tribunal conclusion clearing Jonathan Paget together with Kevin McNab of doping their horses at the Burghley Horse Trials.
The provisional intermission of both riders has forthwith been permanently lifted.
“This number confirms what nosotros have got consistently said since this news broke on Oct 16 lastly yr – that both Jock together with Kevin are 2 special individuals who are non exclusively real talented together with hardworking, precisely every bit good operate at all times inward an ethical together with honest means together with for whom the welfare of their horses is absolutely paramount,” Stead said.
“It is every bit good smashing tidings for the sport of eventing, every bit it confirms it remains construct clean of whatsoever drug abuse of horses.”
But she every bit good said that every bit Jock Paget together with Clifton Promise were lastly yr the get-go rider/horse combination for 24 years to win the Badminton-Burghley double, it was extremely distressing that because of this case, they could non become on to attempt to win eventing’s ‘Grand Slam’ at Kentucky inward 2014.
“In addition, the length of fourth dimension this has taken has meant Kevin McNab could non develop Clifton Pinot properly to attempt to meet Australia’s pick criteria for WEG 2014, together with has missed the chance of representing his Earth for the get-go fourth dimension at a major championships.”
The conclusion every bit good clears the means for Paget together with Clifton Promise to compete at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games inward French Republic subsequently this month. They were provisionally named inward the New Zealand team, pending the lastly ruling.
In outlining the FEI’s conclusion on the case, Stead said the measure laid for a “no error or negligence” ruling yesteryear the FEI Tribunal is extremely high – “so much so that at that topographic point has exclusively been i previous fourth dimension when a ‘no fault’ ruling has been given for all associated parties, ie, no-one received a ban or penalty.”
“As perspective, at that topographic point has been an average of eighteen cases a yr over the lastly vii years inward Europe lonely where the FEI has identified a positive drug exam for a horse. This confirms how special it is for us to have got achieved this ‘no fault’ ruling,” she said.
She said that spell it might live argued that the presence of reserpine inward an excitable horse’s organization could help surgery inward the dressage phase, “it would seem real clear that it would live a distinct hindrance for cross-country the side yesteryear side 24-hour interval together with indeed for together with so trying to larn a tired Equus caballus to showjump clear on the lastly day.
“The Burghley cross-country course of report is i of the most physically demanding on a Equus caballus inward the world, amongst enormous fences together with hilly terrain. Even amongst a fully warning together with talented horse, history shows riders tin larn seriously injured, fifty-fifty killed during this phase.
“It hence seems absurd to hollo upwardly whatsoever passenger would laid off across Earth at Burghley knowing their Equus caballus had ingested a long-acting sedative or tranquiliser such every bit Reserpine inward the days prior! This would seem absolute madness for a passenger and, whilst both Jock together with Kevin are extremely brave, they are non mad!”
Stead noted that both riders had used the supplement at the view of the representative – LesstressE, manufactured yesteryear Trinity Consultants – for several years on horses who stress whilst away from abode or inward a contest environment.
“They have got been using it amongst Clifton Promise together with Clifton Pinot respectively at all major FEI competitions since they each arrived inward the UK.
“Clifton Promise has been tested yesteryear the FEI whilst beingness given LesstressE on iv previous occasions, including at Badminton 2013. Clifton Pinot has similarly been FEI tested in i trial earlier whilst using the supplement. In all cases the exam results were negative.”
Stead every bit good pointed out that a rider would know they were “increasing their chances of injury together with mayhap snuff it yesteryear intentionally giving reserpine to their Equus caballus inward the days earlier they laid off on the Burghley cross country”.
“This rare ‘no error or negligence’ ruling yesteryear the FEI Tribunal totally vindicates Jock Paget together with Kevin McNab, along amongst Clifton Eventers together with anyone else involved amongst these horses, from whatsoever incorrect doing. The smashing cloud that has been over everyone’s heads for near a yr forthwith has finally been lifted.
“Now at to the lowest degree nosotros tin all focus on the future. Kevin together with Clifton Pinot are aiming to polish at Burghley. Before that, however, Jock together with Clifton Promise volition attempt to show the basis what a smashing combination they are yesteryear aiming to win Gold at WEG 2014 inward iii weeks’ time.”
She telephone band on the equestrian community to back upwardly both riders, given everything they had been through inward the yesteryear year.
“There are sure as shooting none to a greater extent than deserving of success than these 2 special individuals.”
At a hearing earlier the FEI Tribunal inward early on June, Paget’s provisional intermission was lifted pending the loose of the final ruling. Paget has since competed at several events inward the UK.
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