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Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Epidemiology of Equestrian Accidents: a Literature Review
2019 •
Karin Brolin
Purpose: This manuscript aimed to present a review of the literature pertaining to horse riding and other horse-related injuries. Method: A review of the literature was performed, searching for appropriate terms with regards to horse accidents, horse riding injuries and protective clothing for the horse riding context. The literature review search returned 151 relevant full-text articles, with 71 of these detailing the overall injury epidemiology of horse-related accidents. Most of these studies were conducted in the USA and used a retrospective review of hospital data methodology. Results: Of the 71 articles investigated, 60 suggested that those most frequently involved in horse-related accidents are young females and 97% of papers investigating injury mechanisms found the most commonly involved was a fall from horseback. It was suggested in multiple studies that these injury events mostly occurred in warm weather conditions, when the horse behaved in an unexpected manner. Injury t...
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
Assessing the risk for major injuries in equestrian sports
Klaus Dresing
Background/aimHorse riding is a popular sport, which bears the risk of serious injuries. This study aims to assess whether individual factors influence the risk to sustain major injuries.MethodsRetrospective data were collected from all equine-related accidents at a German Level I Trauma Centre between 2004 and 2014. Logistic regression was used to identify the risk factors for major injures.Results770 patients were included (87.9% females). Falling off the horse (67.7%) and being kicked by the horse (16.5%) were the two main injury mechanisms. Men and individuals of higher age showed higher odds for all tested parameters of serious injury. Patients falling off a horse had higher odds for being treated as inpatients, whereas patients who were kicked had higher odds for a surgical therapy (OR 1.7) and intensive care unit/intermediate care unit (ICU/IMC) treatment (OR 1.2). The head was the body region most often injured (32.6%) and operated (32.9%). Patients with head injuries had th...
ANZ Journal of Surgery
Pattern of equestrian injuries presenting to a Sydney teaching hospital
2003 •
Vikram Puttaswamy
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
Effects of body protection vests and experience levels in prevention of equestrian injuries
Sarah Andres
ObjectivesTo investigate the risk reduction and benefit of wearing body protection/safety vests in equestrian sports.MethodsA comparison of equestrians wearing body protective vests and those not wearing vests was performed using incident report data of 718 participants in the United States Pony Clubs during 2011–2017. Data obtained included age, gender, certification level of member, type of activity, description of incident, description of injuries, what protective equipment was worn and other possible contributing factors.ResultsWhile wearing body protective vests when riding on the flat or for show jumping was not correlated with a decrease in injuries, wearing vests for cross country was correlated with decrease in reported injuries (p=0.036) and showed a trend towards a lower incident severity level (p=0.062). Wearing body protection during cross country reduced the relative risk of injury by 56%. While the volume of incidents varied with a rider’s experience level, the number...
The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care
Equestrian Injury Prevention Efforts Need More Attention to Novice Riders
A Review of Incidence and Injury Patterns of Equestrian-Related Accidents in Children and Adolescents
Antonis Angoules
Horse riding represents a globally popular activity for people of all ages for recreational, sport or professional purposes. Among these individuals an increasing number of young people, children and adolescents has been recorded. This activity is also associated with a significant number of accidents ranging from relatively innocent injuries up to more serious ones which can even endanger the life of the horse rider. In this article review, international literature was thoroughly studied focusing on the analysis of mechanisms leading to these injuries as well as of the risk factors that increase their frequency and the prevention strategies which may reduce their incidence. Horse riding is an activity associated with a significant frequency of accidents mainly due to falls off the horses, accompanied by a large number of accidents, mainly head and upper limbs injuries. These injuries impose considerable socioeconomic costs, with unbearable consequences for the life and health of young riders. For these reasons, prevention strategies as well as the appropriate equipment and particularly the use of a special helmet is of particular importance.
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Five year analysis of Jockey Club horse-related injuries presenting to a trauma centre in Hong Kong
2007 •
Paulina Colin
Southern Medical Journal
Injury During Contact With Horses
2002 •
Juan Ochoa
Occupational Medicine
Only falls and horses: accidents and injuries in racehorse training
2012 •
Craig Jackson
British Journal of Sports Medicine
Injuries to polo riders: a prospective evaluation
1999 •
Domingo Muscolo
