Jockey initiative aims to make racing safer for horses and riders
The goal of fresh research is to get a baseline assessment for ideal jockey performance, against which riders can benchmark their own abilities.
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Rider safety
Guide to choosing a horse-riding helmet
Not all helmets are created equal, writes Filippo Pozza.
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Young females seek specialist concussion help later than males, study finds
“Delayed presentation to specialty care for concussion is associated with prolonged recovery, and that is something we can potentially address.”
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Crush injury caused young eventing rider’s death, inquest finds
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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Head injury risks from biking, horse riding and skateboarding highlighted
Children in sports such as horse riding, skateboarding and bike riding are more likely to sustain serious head injuries than those playing contact sport.
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Helmet-wearers take more risks, study suggests
“The significance we associate with a helmet automatically has a cognitive effect that is also measurable in the brain.”
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Air vests and body protectors compared in eventing falls study
“Riders wearing an air jacket were over-represented in the percentage of serious or fatal injuries in falls compared to riders who only wore a standard body protector.”
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Helmet performance could be improved, researchers suggest
“Despite the benefits of helmet and vest usage, there is evidence to suggest helmets do not perform as well as they could,” say researchers.
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New safety helmet tech claims to cut concussion
Helmet technology using flexible 3D insert said to reduce concussion risk.
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Young eventing rider, horse die after race-training incident
Rider dies after gallops training fall after horse ruptures artery, caused by Gutteral Pouch Mycosis.
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Archived digital footage proves valuable in rider safety research
Footage is being used to digitally re-construct the speed, velocity and impact of falls in detail as part of work to improve rider safety.
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Concussion researchers put spotlight on rodeo riders
“A sport-specific RTP protocol sensitive to the particular culture of these athletes is an important first step in protecting the health and safety of rodeo athletes after a concussive injury.”
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Horse-riding mishaps a major cause of British A&E visits by girls, study find
“This study has some shed some light on the causes and scale of sport injuries and should act as a springboard for injury prevention initiatives.”
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Horse riders’ brain injury risk “5-fold higher” without a helmet
Of the horse riders who sustained skull fractures, six were not wearing helmets and their fractures were considered more complex than the one who was wearing a helmet.
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Free online course: How prepared are you for an equine emergency?
Course aims to raise awareness of keeping people safer when working under supervision at an incident involving a horse.
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Canada’s horse world gets serious about concussion and mental health
Leading Canadian equine organizations form consortium to increase awareness of brain injuries and mental health in the Canadian equine industry.
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Jonty Evans back in UK, “humbled by support” from well-wishers
Injured eventing rider passed fit to go home from Ireland after cross-country accident.
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The inside scoop on helmets – and how they save horse riders
There is no single most important material, or part of a helmet because the manufacturers and safety experts believe these materials must work together to protect the rider.
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TBI innovation: Brain injury diagnosed with a single drop of blood
“Biomarkers are a mine of information on patients’ state of health, it is up to us to decode them.”
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Researchers begin to unravel one of the mysteries of concussion
Differences between impacts that led to concussions and those that did not related to how and where the brain shakes.
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