Following the Bute controversy in late 2009, the FEI has launched a new website dedicated to its ongoing Clean Sport Campaign that seeks to explain the rule changes and other components of the Clean Sport Campaign that were approved at the FEI’s General Assembly in Copenhagen.

“We felt it was important to have a dedicated site where people could go to get all the information they needed,” FEI Secretary General Alex McLin said. “We firmly believe this site will raise awareness of our anti-doping efforts and increase overall compliance with the new rules when they come into force on 5 April this year.”

The site is specifically tailored to the needs of athletes, vets, officials, media and others to help them understand their roles in the Clean Sport Campaign. The site also contains details about the new Equestrian Community Integrity Unit that was a key recommendation of the Joint-Commissions to help monitor corruption, identify offenders and conflicts of interest in equestrian sports, as well as safeguard horse welfare. Members of the Equestrian Community Integrity Unit will be present at major FEI events beginning in April.

Implementation of the new lists of Prohibited and Allowed substances was delayed until 5 April 2010 to allow further debate over whether Bute should be allowed - even in small doses, with many federations, including the BEF speaking out against the move.

At the time of the delay, Princess Haya, President of the FEI, said: "“The FEI has been criticized for not providing sufficient time for consultation on the
substances that differentiate the new policy from the old and there has also been widespread unease about the late publication of the progressive list. Views that have been expressed since the vote are being taken extremely seriously by the FEI as legitimate welfare concerns and we give similar importance to our membership’s decision to effect a policy change. In light of both these considerations, we felt it was only fair to delay implementation of the new list to allow everyone to have their say and let other veterinary experts look at the science behind this policy change."