Head injuries

FEI looking to introduce dope testing outside competition *H&H Plus*

News from the recent FEI general assembly includes the latest clean sport initiatives and wearing protective helmets when mounted to become compulsory

‘It’s what I live for’: eventer who suffered serious brain injury returns to competition

‘Doctors have to be quite pessimistic because they don’t want to get your hopes up too much. I was advised a second knock to the head could be fatal while I was recovering’

Rider survives serious brain injury to raise vital funds for air ambulance

The rider spent two months in hospital and cannot remember anything from the fall

Four-star rider reveals her struggle with head injury

The rider has stood herself down from competition for the rest of the year to give herself time to recover fully

‘He looked after me when I needed him’: how horses helped Jo Barry come back from major brain injury

Find out more about this dressage rider who suffered a serious brain injury after a fall from a horse, and how she learned how to walk, talk and ride again

Equine head injuries — what's the prognosis? *H&H VIP*

Trauma to the head can cause little more than a permanent bump on the nose — or something far more serious, as Phil Cramp MRCVS explains

Racing to improve concussion care for jockeys

The new concussion protocols, which come into force from August, include an extension of course-side tests and plans to help actively rehabilitate jockeys

Suffered a head injury? 7 things you need to know before you start driving again

Driving is something we all take for granted — and is often critical to our livelihoods. But after a serious head injury, it is important to know where you stand before you get behind the wheel again

Advances in concussion testing

Researchers have found a specific protein rises in the blood following a certain type of head injury

Money off new helmets for concussed riders

The British Equestrian Trade Association's "helmet bounty scheme" includes a £100 voucher for a replacement jockey skull

Volunteers rescue seriously injured rider lost in dense forest

The rider has credited a volunteer search and rescue team with saving her after she fell from her horse during a 10-mile pleasure ride

'Where did I go?' eventer pens book about recovery from brain injury

The story follows her recovery from a serious head injury four years ago

Simple reading test could help detect concussion

A timed vision test could help detect concussion, researchers have found

UPDATE: William Fox-Pitt ‘stable’ in hospital after serious fall

William Fox-Pitt remains in hospital following a fall at Le Lion d’Angers in France on 17 October. He is stable and under observation.

Top dressage rider returns to competition after serious head injury

An Olympic dressage rider is set to return to competition following a serious injury. She was wearing a crash hat when the accident happened (not pictured).

Injured jockey with 3% chance of survival returns to racing

Brian Toomey is set to return to racing after suffering severe head injuries in a fall in 2013

Rider returns to the saddle 100 days after sustaining a serious head injury

The dressage rider has reached a landmark in her recovery by returning to the saddle for the first time since the accident

Stud reducing numbers after owner’s son kicked in the head

Young horses put onto the market after the son of stud owner was found unconscious in indoor arena

Rider in intensive care after eventing fall

A Lincolnshire-based eventer is in a medically induced coma following a horse fall at Allerton Horse Trials

Top polo club takes the lead on hat safety

A leading polo club has proposed a new safety hat rule in line with other equestrian disciplines