In general, my understanding is that suspensions are published after the hearing committee has met and issued a ruling, unless there is more issues pending.
As a general rule of thumb, people are given time off around the same time of year as the infraction, unless it is a financial matter, which is treated different.
Don’s suspension was issued over a year ago, I believe last fall, possibly earlier and if I recall has NOTHING to do with the current suspension, just happens to take place around the same time.
It is WRONG for people to assume that all suspensions that occur at the same time are for the same reasons.
The show manager that was spoken of earlier was not suspended for a drug infraction, but for refusing to allow a drug tester to test the horse immediatly. Don’t know the outcome of the tests, but he was suspended for his actions, not a drug violation.
Some issues take longer to resolve and since they try to stick to the same time of year for the suspension, there have been many cases that it was years after the violation before the suspension actually occured.