This test has now been completed at the Horseracing Forensic Laboratory in Newmarket, England. Present during the test was my representative, Dr. Laurent Bigler, from the Organic-Chemical Institute of Zurich University.

The result of the ‘B’ test was negative.

This result is a relief to me but has also raised a number of areas for concern as:
- Firstly, contrary to regulations, the sample was in a regular ‘plastic cup’, not sealed properly and had leaked.

- Secondly, when tested, the sample was found to be free from both caffeine and theophylline.

This reveals that I have been wrongly accused of doping and the case should now be dismissed. I now feel anger and frustration because, if I had accepted the initial offer from the FEI, I would have paid a fine, forfeited the prize and this scandalous situation would not have come to light.

I insist that the FEI should not be allowed to return to their normal daily business but instead must change their rules and internal regulations to ensure that this situation of wrongful accusation does not happen again to any other riders. It goes without saying that doping has to be fought and that people found to be deliberately doping horses with prohibited substances should be punished.

I have lost faith in the functions of the FEI regulations and find it puzzling and shocking that such an embarrassing and unfair incident has happened in an international sport.

I can only now wait and see how long the FEI will take to close this case and hope that it does not take as long as the long overdue changing of their rules.

Jessica Kurten