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Research and information on rider safety including rotational falls, concussion, and general safety practices.
The new helmet prototype has higher energy absorption, reducing the amount of energy transferred to the head in the event of an accident and lowering the chances of serious injury.
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Jumps jockey Tom “now faces a different rival. A silent and anonymous opponent who he is struggling to understand”.
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Annie Goodwin, 32, was fatally injured following a fall during a training session at a farm in South Carolina on July 14.
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“Both athletes and the horse racing industry must heed the science and move to embrace evidence-based practices.”
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It is thought saliva can receive cellular signals directly from cranial nerves in the mouth and throat, and so can rapidly register traumatic brain injury.
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Hand injuries and concussions topped the injuries listed in a recently published study in Poland.
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Could birth control pills reduce concussion symptoms in female athletes?
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Persisting concussion symptoms are thought to be complex interplay between effects of new injury and underlying conditions.
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The study, involving 7390 people, showed an association between past concussion involving loss of consciousness and disability.
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Identifying young people at risk of ongoing difficulties after concussion remains a major challenge for doctors, according to researchers.
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VetPartners’ “Hat Hair – Don’t Care” safety campaign is encouraging staff to always wear protective head gear when handling horses.
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The Updated Standard V2 for frangible devices in eventing is the result of six months of research and testing.
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British study highlights the frequency of injuries and near‐misses, as well as the extreme anxiety felt by equestrians on the road.
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“Our goal is … to develop a testing protocol that is based on actual injuries riders may face during equestrian events, such as getting crushed by a horse after a fall.”
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“Making clinic visits more positive and less anxiety-provoking supports patient recovery.”
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Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland discovered the biomarkers in an animal model and they were successfully used to diagnose mild traumatic brain injury in a subgroup of patients.
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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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This reduction was noted even when the helmet wasn’t being worn for safety purposes.
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Road rage was a factor in 40% of reported incidents involving horses on British roads.
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Hand injuries in horse sport not only represented one of the most common sports injuries, but were also associated with more surgeries and hospitalisation.
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