FEI president HRH Princess Haya welcomed the Fédération Equestre Internationale initiative to hold a congress on Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, declaring it long overdue. She hailed it as the first real opportunity to bring together new science on NSAIDs since the FEI’s 1993 ban on their use.

The Fédération Equestre Internationale has updated the timetable for the FEI Global Congress On Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Usage And Medication In The Equine Athlete, to be held at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland from Aug. 16-17.

The updated timetable is available on the FEI's website.

Additionally, stakeholders such as organizers, athletes, sponsors or media, are invited to share their views and input regarding this debate with the FEI.

The Swiss Supreme Court has rejected an appeal filed by Tony Andre Hansen of Norway against his disqualification from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Hansen’s horse, Camiro, tested positive for the prohibited substance capsaicin during the Olympic Games, and Hansen was provisionally suspended on Aug. 21, 2008. Shortly after, a panel of the Fédération Equestre Internationale Tribunal heard the case and issued their final decision on Dec. 22, 2008. Hansen was suspended until Jan. 2, 2009, and was also disqualified from all placings with Camiro at the Games.

Leading world experts on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs research in equestrian sport will be joined by prominent speakers from the non-scientific field at the Fédération Equestre Internationale “Global Congress On NSAID Usage And Medication In The Equine Athlete,” which will be held in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Aug. 16 and 17.

German dressage star Isabell Werth’s doping suspension has ended.