Werth Suspended After Positive Dope Test On Whisper ; Top German Dressage Rider Isabell Werth has Been Suspended, Following a Positive Dope Test On Her Small Tour Horse Whisper, at the Cdi Wiesbaden, Germany.

Western Morning News, The › July 02, 2009

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Top German dressage rider Isabell Werth has been suspended, following a positive dope test on her small tour horse Whisper, at the CDI Wiesbaden, Germany.

The 10-year-old chestnut gelding Whisper (by Wolkentanz I x Einstand) tested positive to Fluphenazine, a drug usually applied as antipsychotic for humans. It is used for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. One of its side effects is sedation, which is a reason why it could be used on horses.

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Werth Suspended After Positive Dope Test On Whisper ; Top German Dressage Rider Isabell Werth has Been Suspended, Following a Positive Dope Test On Her Small Tour Horse Whisper, at the Cdi Wiesbaden, Germany.

Madeleine Winter-Schulze, Isabell Werth's sponsor and owner of her competition horses, has reacted to the news saying: "It is awful. Everyone is so disappointed in Isabell's stable. I am not angry at her. She can't do anything about it."

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