FEI Rules & Regulations
FEI Press Release
1 September 2010
FEI announces detection
times for Methylprednisolone Acetate
The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) has announced detection
times for Methylprednisolone Acetate, a frontline treatment for
lameness in the equine athlete. The findings from recently completed
studies on the use of intra-articular Methylprednisolone Acetate
show the detection times as
28 days for the 200mg dose and
14 days for the 100mg dose.
The FEI recognises that any strategy to reduce the level of doping
and medication offences must contain an element of guidance and
education. With this in mind there has been an increased effort to
provide detection times for substances that are in common usage. The
detection time is the time taken for an active
substance administered to a horse by a specified route and dosage to
fall below a level at which the FEI would declare a sample positive.
It is important to note that detection times may vary depending on
dose and number of injection sites used. Please note that a
detection time is not the same as a withdrawal time. The withdrawal
time must be decided by the treating veterinarian and is likely to
be based on the detection time plus an appropriate safety margin to
allow for individual variation.
The full list of FEI detection times can be found
here.
Media Contact:
Graeme Cooke
FEI Director Veterinary Department
Tel: +41 21
310 47 39
Email:
Graeme.Cooke@fei.org
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Dear National Federations,
We are pleased to inform you that a new FEI website
specifically dedicated to Clean Sport
www.feicleansport.org
will be launched today. The press release is attached for
your information. We are confident that this website will
become a valuable reference tool for the entire community.
All the information that will help your riders,
veterinarians, officials and event organisers understand the
new rules and measures adopted by the 2009 FEI General
Assembly is available in a comprehensive yet reader-friendly
format and we will be most grateful if you could place a
link from your NF’s website to
www.feicleansport.org.
A proposed button for use on your website is attached for
your convenience.
We thank you for your attention and your cooperation in this
important matter and look forward to any questions or
feedback you may have.
Yours sincerely,
Lucinda ARSENIO
PA to FEI CEO & Secretary General
NFs Liaison Officer
Fédération Equestre Internationale
Av de Rumine 37
1005 Lausanne
Switzerland
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+41 21 310 47 38 direct
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750 61 41
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+41 21 310 47 60
www.fei.org
www.feiworldcup.org
www.feiworldcup.org
www.meydanfeinationscup.org
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Dear Member Federations,
Please find attached a letter from the FEI President and
Secretary General concerning the matter of the Equine Prohibited
Substances List.
Yours sincerely,
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Please click on the links
below:
Annex VI - Equine Influenza
Endurance Rulebook
Approved Rule Modification GA May 2006
Approved Rule Modification GA April 2007
Equine Prohibited Substances
Guide to Use
Herbal Products
Food Contamination
http://www.fei.org/Disciplines/Endurance/Rules/Pages/Regulations.aspx
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