DSP: All doping samples negative at the 2026 licensing
from Jan Tönjes 
None of the doping samples at the South German Stallion Days, the 2026 DSP licensing, gave cause for complaint. Photo: DSP/Fischer 52 stallions were licensed at the Southern German Stallion Days of the DSP in January 2026. The doping test showed that none of the 24 show jumping and 28 dressage stallions had substances in their bodies that did not belong there.
How does the doping test work at the DSP?
In general, all licensed stallions are subjected to a doping test at the DSP. At the Southern German Stallion Days, 42, i.e. 56.5 percent of all young stallions brought to Munich were tested. In addition, according to the DSP licensing statutes, blood samples are also taken from all unlicensed stallions that are to be sold at auction. However, these are not examined, but frozen and stored. If there are any suspicious cases or disputes after the sale, the samples can be used to check whether prohibited substances were involved. In general, the same substances are checked for at the licensing events that are not permitted in the context of the competition use of horses. At the 2026 DSP licensing in Munich, 40 unlicensed stallions were offered at the auction.
