Eventing safety
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Rider speaks out on safety after fall that killed his horse
The rider suffered a head injury in the cross-country fall
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Collapsible cross-country table trialled in Britain for first time
‘Anything we can do to make [eventing] safer to me we have to look at doing, while staying within the integrity of the sport’
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‘Why cross-country becomes dangerous’ — the indisputable link between bitting and falls
Irish Olympian Eric Smiley explains how the bits we choose can lead to falls across country
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New rules force horses with repeat cross-country eliminations to step down a level
British Eventing is also tightening up on sanctions for fallers who go home before visiting the on-duty doctor at events
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Top horseman says ‘riders must learn how to fall safely’
Riders must take responsibility for their own safety
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Watch how MIM clip table prevents serious cross-country fall
A video shows how effective MIM clips can be in saving horses and riders from serious injuries when things don’t go to plan across country
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New British Eventing rule to eliminate riders after falls
The rule will apply from the start of the 2018 season
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‘The time has come’: Badminton backs calls for mandatory frangibles
The four-star is supporting a campaign to make the use of frangible technology compulsory at international events
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‘The time is now’: calls to make frangible cross-country fences compulsory
The United States Eventing Association is calling for wider use of deformable fences
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Eventing safety system goes global, with endurance also set to benefit
The ground-breaking system will be used on an international level to help improve both eventing and endurance safety
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Ground-breaking eventing safety system to be trialled in Britain
British Eventing's Chris Farr described the system as “one of the most important developments in risk management in the sport, possibly ever”
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Proposal for new eventing safety fund financed by levy on entry fees
Riders would pay €5 to €15 extra to fund safety devices and research
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'Traffic light' system to improve eventing safety
Eventing Ireland is working with eventing analytics company EquiRatings to use data to help prevent cross-country falls
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Cross-country safety study given $25,000 boost
Jacqueline Mar has offered to give the money on the condition that the governing body can raise an equal figure by mid-January
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Keyhole fences... are they too dangerous? H&H investigates *H&H VIP*
Keyhole fences are being debated following a number of serious accidents
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More falls at four-stars and championships: event riders react to falls analysis
The man behind the analysis asks: Are we allowing riders who are not proficient enough to take part in three- and four-star events?
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Cross-country safety to be put under the spotlight
The conference will focus on the preparation of horse and ride and the use of the equipment such as frangible pins and MIM Clips
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Body protectors to be checked at Chepstow Horse Trials
British Eventing will be checking all competitors' body protectors at Chepstow Horse Trials to ensure they meet the organisation's safety standards
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Eventing safety takes a step forward at Luhmühlen
Luhmühlen course designer Mark Phillips took a step forward in eventing safety when he used MIM clips on triple brush arrowheads at the international event
