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Australian Endurance Riders Association (AERA) advises that there was an Adverse Analytical Finding involving prohibited substances from samples taken at the Tom Quilty Gold Cup 2026.

A sample taken from Brookleigh Danu tested positive to the prohibited substance Flunixin which is listed as a control...

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Australian Endurance Riders Association (AERA) advises that an adverse analytical finding involving prohibited substances was determined from the South Australian State Championships held on September 2025.

A horse tested positive to the prohibited substance – 20-Hydroxyecdysone.  

The AERA rules requ...

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The Australian Endurance Riders Association Inc. (AERA) held a Special General Meeting (SGM) on 4 June 2026 to consider three motions put forward by Division Association (DA) members.

The meeting was convened following a valid requisition from four Division Associations. The meeting achieved a quoru...

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The AERA Management Committee confirms that the additional qualifying criteria for the 2026 Tom Quilty Gold Cup, first announced in February, remains unchanged.



To be eligible to enter the 2026 Tom Quilty, riders must meet one of the following criteria:

• Have previously completed a 160km endurance ri...

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There has been a great deal of commentary on Facebook following the recent AERA post advising of the change to the TQ Rider Qualification Criteria.   AERA has watched the commentary and has received some correspondence related to the recent decision.  The  AERA Management Committee members have been...

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AERA would like to congratulate Andrea Laws-King riding Carlita D’Armani, Hannah Cossor riding Hafid Al Badr and Jodie Salinas riding Awarran Parks Druids Shadow for their successful completion in the Fursan Cup CEI 2* 120km event in Al Ula in KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).

Andrea Laws King at the start line

Andrea Laws-King

Hannah Cosser at the start

Hannah Cos...

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AERA is introducing a new Online Membership Renewal module to AERA Online for the 2024 membership year. From 1 January 2024 members will be able to renew their memberships digitally, update their contact and address details and manage their FEI/EA membership information, all from the comfort of thei...

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The AERA is pleased to advise that all 13 swabbing samples gathered at TQ23 have returned a negative analysis. This refers to controlled medications and banned substances. These are reported on the Equestrian Australia website.

Testing of horses for prohibited substances as listed on the FEI website ...

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