Rodrigo Pessoa Responds to Suspension

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Comment by Josée Talbot on October 20, 2009 at 12:32am

Jen B said the most part of it. But at the end of the video, he blames the FEI for not having clear rules against doping. He explains that the rules seem to change from case to case...

Well... Although he said he is against doping in showjumping, I just can't believe a horse can compete at that level without any drug in its system. Same for all upper level disciplines.

It's always the same thing when someone gets caught... He is surprised by the news, he didn't gave the drug to his horse... Come on... Contact with a cream a groom is using??? Enough to left trace in the horse's urine???

If there is a body language specialist here, I would like to know what he thinks... Rodrigo looks down, rub his nose... hesitate a lot...

When shit hits the fan, lets blame it on everybody else!!! =)

My two cents...

Comment by Jen B on October 23, 2008 at 8:47pm

Okay, I ddn't understand it all but what I did get is that he was shocked at the test results and said the substance was never knowingly applied to the horse. He says there are 3 possibilities, one that a cream that a groom was using for an old injury (of the grooms) rubbed off on the horse, two that there were traces from a veterinary treatment earlier to determine lameness (blocking) and three that the substance is in fly spray that could have been used on the horse.

He also criticizes officials for calling him on such low mounts that would have had no "cheating benefits" and says the rules are not clear or consistently applied across the sport.

Finally, he comments (and here I really wasn't sure I was understanding) that many horses jumped worse then usual on the Sunday, after the s__ hit the fan the Thursday prior. Not sure where he's going with that one....

Anyone able to translate better???