Head injuries
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‘Just a bit of concussion’: calls for more awareness around minor traumatic brain injuries in children
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‘It felt normal – it felt good’: former Badminton winner rides again, a year after serious head injury
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Rider given 1% chance of survival after fall honoured as she returns to work and the saddle
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Rider who fractured skull shares images of hat after horse landed on her
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‘They don’t go to hospital unless something’s hanging off’: research shines light on equestrian-related injuries
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Rider ‘lucky to be alive’ after she was kicked in the head serves hat safety message
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‘You only get one head’: rider who broke bones and suffered concussion issues hat plea
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Calls for UK-wide protocols on concussion and head injuries in sport
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Rider who spent six months in hospital after fall campaigns on safety equipment
The rider spent three weeks in a coma after the hacking fall
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Trauma doctor shares simple life-saving actions all equestrians should know
Dr Diane Fisher spoke about the simple, potentially life-saving actions, people can take if a friend hits their head at the yard
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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
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‘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’
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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
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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
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‘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
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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
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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
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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
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Advances in concussion testing
Researchers have found a specific protein rises in the blood following a certain type of head injury
