EDDIE MACKEN was yesterday disqualified from all competitions at the 2008 Dublin Horse Show, having been found guilty by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) tribunal of failing “without compelling justification” to submit the mare Tedechine Sept to sample blood/urine collection.

SHOW JUMPER Eddie Macken yesterday rejected he had a case to answer after the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) accused him of breaching anti-doping and medication control regulations at last year’s Dublin Horse Show.

JESSICA KÜRTEN yesterday filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the two-month suspension imposed by the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) as a result of the banned medication found in the horse Castle Forbes Maike.

JESSICA KÜRTEN went on the offensive again this week in her battle with the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) over the drugs case involving Castle Forbes Maike.