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This presentation reviews the literature on safety at horse trials and the adequacy of advice on medical cover to organizers of cross-country events. A literature search found only one study on the frequency of injuries: 37 injuries, including two fatalities, among 4,220 competitors at 35 horse trials in Australia between 1990 and 1998. Other studies concentrated on the hazards of riding and how riding injuries present to accident and emergency departments. Some American studies examined helmet wearing, less of a problem in Britain. In general, the number of accidents has decreased, but not in advanced and international events. Information was sought from the British Horse Trials Association, British Horse Society, Pony Club, and Mark Davies Injured Riding Fund. Advice on emergency medical cover is available to organizers of horse trials from the governing bodies of the sport. There is, however, little information on the numbers and types of accidents sustained through the different levels of horse trials. Whether professional riders have more accidents than amateurs is also unclear. Most organizations have instituted an accident reporting system. New recommendations from the Inter

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Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; Research Square (ISSN 0897-3806)

Published

2001

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)