FEI Tribunal lifts provisional suspensions of Paget and McNab

It relates to an FEI tribunal hearing that McNab attended earlier this week in relation to his suspension from competition in late 2013 after Clifton Pinot, ridden by McNab at the 2013 Burghley International Horse Trials, tested positive for the banned substance Reserpine.

FEI Statement:

The FEI Tribunal has today lifted the provisional suspensions of Jonathan Paget (NZL) and Kevin McNab (AUS) with immediate effect. The two athletes had been provisionally suspended following positive tests on their horses, Clifton Promise and Clifton Pinot, for the banned substance Reserpine at Burghley (GBR) in September 2013.

The decision follows a specific request from the two athletes for the lifting of the provisional suspensions. The request was made during a two-day hearing before the FEI Tribunal in London (GBR) on 3 and 4 June.

The lifting of the provisional suspensions is a preliminary decision. The FEI Tribunal’s Final Decision in both cases will be issued at a later date.

Equestrian Australia (EA) has fully adopted and endorses the FEI Clean Sport and ASADA anti-doping policies and procedures and supports the process undertaken by the FEI in reaching this outcome.