The new policy sets out clear individual responsibility for positive tests, as well as a defined threshold for bromide. H&H speaks to those involved in setting up the new rules...
Stock generic lining up line unidetifiable Line-up in a class during the Horse of The Year Show at the NEC in Birmingham in the UK between the 2nd - 6th October 2019 THE British Show Horse Association (BSHA) is “determined to clean up showing” with its new anti-doping policy, which launches tomorrow (1 October), in response to members’ requests.
H&H reported last year that the BSHA was disappointed with the low penalty imposed by an independent tribunal when a horse tested positive for bromide .
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