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Articles relating to the safety aspects of eventing, particularly the cross-country phase.
Researchers identify characteristics linked to an increased risk of Eventing falls, such as higher-level competitions, longer courses, and less experienced horses and athletes.
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It is clear that appropriate management of individuals’ Eventing competition schedules is a key component of minimising risk.
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15-year-old member of Ireland’s Pony High-Performance Eventing Programme suffers fatal injuries at a squad training event on June 16.
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A fatal accident at a roll-top obstacle at Britain’s Bicton International Horse Trials has claimed the life of Irish sport horse Hendrix.
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The FEI has decreed that all international level cross-country jumps made after January 1, 2021 must incorporate frangible technology.
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Young rider Melissa Tratschler died following a rotational fall during a lesson on Ocrober 16.
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The connemara-thoroughbred cross advanced eventer collapsed between fences at an event in Virginia.
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Leading 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 more The death of Some Like It Hot, 19, at an Ohio event is being investigated as part of the US Eventing Association’s Cardiopulmonary Research Study.
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Researcher says that reducing risk to competitors is a multi-faceted process with numerous fronts for possible improvement.
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The Manton Foundation establishes a $250,000 matching grant to bolster fundraising efforts to improve safety on cross-country courses.
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.”
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“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.”
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Rotational fall claims the life of Canadian eventer Katharine Morel and her horse Kerry On at an event in Florida at the weekend.
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How eventing will be perceived in 10 years is among the topics to be covered at the Eventing Risk Management Seminar and Forum later this month.
Read more Swiss-owned OTTB eventer Archie Rocks euthanised after cross-country fall at CCI5*event in France.
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Eventing rider and neuroscientist Melanie Tallent has died after sustaining injuries in a cross-country schooling accident in Pennsylvania.
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Coroner gives detailed recommendations to the sport of eventing in his reports into the deaths of Olivia Inglis and Caitlyn Fischer in 2016.
Read more Cross-country schooling fall claims the life of an eventing rider in Leesburg, Virginia.
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Coroner concludes that Iona Sclater suffered a fatal crush injury caused when the horse she was riding landed on top of her.
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