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On 8 October 2004, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) announced that the A-samples from four Olympic horses had failed doping control, and the Equestrian Federation of Ireland said one of these was Cian O'Connor's horse, Waterford Crystal.[1] The urine B-sample went missing en route to a testing laboratory, prompting a flurry of media interest.[2][3] On 9 November, testing of the blood B-sample confirmed traces of fluphenazine and zuclopenthixol.[3] On 27 March 2005, the FEI gave a ruling disqualifying O'Connor and banning him from competition for three months, while accepting his contention that the drugs were administered by a vet as part of a sedative for a leg injury and were not with intent to enhance performance.[4] O'Connor decided not to appeal and began his suspension on 11 April 2005.[5] He was formally stripped of his medal at the end of the appeal window, on 3 July 2005.[6]
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