Canadian Olympic horse Let It Bee dies during UK horse trials
Let it Bee collapsed and died between fences at Burnham Market International horse trials.
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Eventing safety
Articles relating to the safety aspects of eventing, particularly the cross-country phase.
“Grassroots” support as horse pasture seed sells for spinal cord research
$31,200 raised last year from sales of the Agriseeds-CatWalk Trust Specialist Horse Pasture Mix.
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Eventing risks laid out in just-published FEI report
Report released ahead of the upcoming FEI Sports Forum in Switzerland.
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Sad loss of talented eventer Consensus at US event
Aortic rupture claims the life of 18-year-old eventer during Florida event.
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Eventing falls will mean elimination for most riders under new British rules
Any competitor falling during their dressage test or on course of the show jumping or cross country phase will be eliminated and not allowed to continue on course.
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Loss of eventing horse LV Hat Trick at NZ event
Mishap between jumps claims life of thoroughbred gelding.
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Burghley injury claims life of Izzy Taylor’s Trevidden
Sad loss of four-star eventer with promising future.
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Aust makes frangible devices mandatory on cross-country courses
Use of approved FEI frangible devices mandatory from February 1 for 1* to 4* FEI and national events.
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Accident, injuries claim lives of three eventing horses
The Manx Man dies after cross-country fall in US, while Wasting Light (Ireland) and Cool Dancer (Britain) succumb to out-of-competition injuries.
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Cross-country fall injuries claim life of Bob the Builder
Michał Knap’s Bob The Builder dies following injuries sustained during European Eventing Championships in Strzegom, Poland.
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New online test for eventing safety coordinators
The United States Eventing Association has officially released an online test and certification for eventing safety coordinators.
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Post mortem evaluations crucial to study group’s bid to find causes behind sudden Eventing deaths
Researchers are evaluating ECGs taken from horses during the cross-country phase.
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Cross-country fall claims life of second horse at Bromont Horse Trials
Dempsey loses battle for life after surgery to repair a leg fracture after a cross-country accident.
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Black day as cross-country mishaps claim two horses
Jaeda and All Aboard each sustain fatal injuries during the cross-country events, at Bromont and Tennessee.
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Paul Tapner’s horror rotational fall at Badminton
Horse and rider reportedly both OK after spectacular cross-country crash.
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Eventing accidents: Rider risk and frangible fence safety in spotlight
Are fences that are easier to “break” causing riders to go faster and take more risks on the cross-country?
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Researchers focus on Eventing’s rotational falls in push to improve fence safety
“We have to work very hard to find the information that is available and relevant for us to use.”
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The science of eventing: What happens when a horse hits a jump?
“What is happening at the point of contact between the horse and the fence is a big unknown.”
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Olivia Inglis Foundation makes start in improving eventing safety
New water jump for Berrima pony club the first project of new foundation.
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Computer modelling used in bid to reduce rotational falls in Eventing
Researchers work to find ways to prevent forward momentum developing into a rotational fall.
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