Paget: Thank-you for believing in my innocence
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New Zealand eventer Jock Paget says he has been humbled yesteryear those who supported him afterwards his Burghley-winning mount, Clifton Promise, tested positive for reserpine, adding that he wanted to bargain with inaccurate information beingness circulated.
“It’s a relief that I am directly able to hash out the facts with people who wish to know the truth, which is supported yesteryear the FEI ruling,” Paget wrote on his Paget Eventing Facebook page.
Paget said he had non been able to speak close the province of affairs for the past 10 months because of the on-going legal procedure associated with the positive drugs examination returned yesteryear Clifton Promise at Burghley inwards 2013.
That procedure ended early on inwards August with the unloosen of an FEI Tribunal decision, which delivered a rare “no error together with no negligence” ruling inwards the case, clearing Paget of whatever wrongdoing. It is alone the minute fourth dimension the judicature has delivered such a ruling.
He said he wanted to give thank you lot all of those who had supported him.
“The thing which has humbled me most is the people that bring supported together with believed inwards my innocence fifty-fifty though I bring been unable to render you lot with whatever facts or information; it’s been completely overwhelming.”
Paget said for many months he had been having to bargain with inaccurate information beingness circulated.
Clifton Promise, he said, tested positive for reserpine because of a contamination arising from 1 of the ingredients inwards a supplement, LesstressE.
He said the degree constitute inwards the Equus caballus was 0.00000000007mg, equivalent to 3.5 drops of H2O inwards an Olympic-size swimming pool.
“The FEI rules bring a aught tolerance together with then the examination is positive no thing how small-scale the quantity that has been found,” he said.
“It has been said that the alone agency reserpine tin hand the sack larn inwards a Equus caballus is through an intramuscular Rakelin injection; this is non true. Reserpine comes from a flora called indian snakeroot together with nosotros were able to scientifically show that 1 of the ingredients used inwards LesstressE was contaminated with indian snakeroot.”
He said Horse together with Hound magazine had incorrectly drawn readers’ attending to Rakelin.
“Rakelin is chemically produced reserpine inwards its pure cast together with has no relevance inwards this case.”
Clifton Promise had been tested negative whilst using LesstressE 4 times previously, including afterwards their 2013 Badminton-winning performance.
Paget said Horse together with Hound incorrectly stated that the FEI was roofing all legal costs. “This is every bit good non true. Clearing my cite has come upwards at a huge expense together with I couldn’t bring done it without my back upwards team.”
Paget continued: “It has been carelessly stated that our sport needs cleaning up. I actually disagree with this statement.
“This was a contamination, non a doping.
“My sense from the transcend degree of our sport has been that at that topographic point is a lot of camaraderie with the riders together with a wish to compete fairly together with with a degree playing field.
“It is a unique sport inwards the agency that beau competitors, from a broad hit of countries, function together with a high degree of trust. In my experience, eventers are hardworking, highly motivated individuals with the welfare of their horses their kickoff priority.
“I’m together with then relieved that it has been proven that this is a contamination which I believe maintains eventing’s reputation every bit a build clean sport. Some bring made comments to the contrary, exactly I believe the facts exhibit them to hold upwards misguided.”
Paget said he was hugely grateful for the back upwards from hisy owners, sponsors, beau riders, family, friends together with Equestrians Sports New Zealand.
“If it wasn’t for their support, I wouldn’t bring been able to uncovering out how Promise came into contact with reserpine.”
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