Eventing safety
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US eventing community acts to improve safety after rider’s death
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Fewer eventing horse falls in 2019, but more work needed *H&H Plus*
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Scientific breakthrough will inform new frangible fence technology * H&H Plus*
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Rider responsibility considered key to eventing’s future *H&H Plus*
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Why horse and rider training is key to safer cross-country *H&H Plus*
The best way to train horses and riders to be as safe as possible when competing in cross-country was a key discussion point during the FEI eventing risk management seminar
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‘Public perception of horses in sport is changing’: calls for equestrian sport to get on the front foot *H&H Plus*
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New drop-down eventing rule is hailed a success *H&H Plus*
Some riders who have triggered the system after experiencing cross-country problems have dropped down a level before being told they need to do so
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Coroner recommends significant changes to improve eventing safety after riders’ deaths
A coroner has published a +2,800-word recommendation into making Australian eventing safer following the deaths of two riders in 2016
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Project aims to use cross-country footage to boost safety and rider training
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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
