Stride changes in Eventing horses may indicate onset of fatigue – study
The study team used data from a sternal-mounted sensor to analyse stride parameters between and at the jumps.
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Articles relating to the safety aspects of eventing, particularly the cross-country phase.
The study team used data from a sternal-mounted sensor to analyse stride parameters between and at the jumps.
Read moreWhile most tested parameters were back to normal the next morning, three remained elevated, including an indicator of heart fatigue.
Read moreResearchers examined data around 107,348 horse starts worldwide, involving 16,640 unique horses, in FEI competitions between 2008 and 2018.
Read more“Our work demonstrates that there are opportunities available to make Eventing safer – it’s up to governing bodies to take the next steps.”
Read moreThe authors say interventions are possible to reduce the risk to horses and riders.
Read moreFewer rotational falls in eventing in 2022, but in 2021, seven of the 29 such falls resulted in serious injury to riders, FEI data reveals.
Read moreDanni Meehan, 32, died following a rotational fall at a training session just over a year ago.
Read moreResearchers say findings should spark discussions around whether safety could be a higher priority in course design.
Read moreResearchers identify characteristics linked to an increased risk of Eventing falls, such as higher-level competitions, longer courses, and less experienced horses and athletes.
Read moreIt is clear that appropriate management of individuals’ Eventing competition schedules is a key component of minimising risk.
Read moreThe FEI has decreed that all international level cross-country jumps made after January 1, 2021 must incorporate frangible technology.
Read moreLeading rider sustains two brain bleeds and a stroke after a fall while out hacking on August 5. Recovery “will be slowly over weeks and possibly months”.
Read moreResearcher says that reducing risk to competitors is a multi-faceted process with numerous fronts for possible improvement.
Read more“Realistic infield assessment to ensure fences don’t break too easily has been strongly debated and agreed … understanding the importance of balancing safety with true cross-country.”
Read more“It may be too late for Kat and Kerry but if the tragic loss of their lives can lead to improved safety in their beloved sport, then maybe we can find a little light in this darkness.”
Read moreCoroner gives detailed recommendations to the sport of eventing in his reports into the deaths of Olivia Inglis and Caitlyn Fischer in 2016.
Read moreCoroner concludes that Iona Sclater suffered a fatal crush injury caused when the horse she was riding landed on top of her.
Read moreEquestrian Australia “committed to learning from the outcomes” of Coronial Inquest into the deaths of Olivia Inglis and Caitlyn Fischer.
Read moreA Coroner’s inquest into the deaths of Olivia Inglis, 17, and Caitlyn Fischer, 19, within weeks of each of in 2016, is under way in Australia.
Read moreInnovative project will review an online library of Eventing cross-country competitions.
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