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Tue 10 Oct 2007B sample from Kürten horse proves positiveEQUESTRIAN:The B blood sample taken from Jessica Kürten's mount Castle Forbes Maike in May has tested positive for a prohibited substance, according to a press release issued late yesterday afternoon by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) in Lausanne.In a short statement, the FEI confirmed a positive test result to etoricoxib, a non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drug classified as a medication class A substance under the FEI's equine prohibited list.