your horse

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PROTECTION
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Roy Burek
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Remember
Falling on your HEAD without protection is the
easiest way to kill or seriously disable yourself
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Recent Research

• In 1991, my study in the West Midlands showed
  that 15.8 of all riding injuries were major
  head injuries. My recent survey from Guildford
  Hospital shows a drop to 5 from a comparable
  sample of 245 total injuries.

M.Whitlock FRCS
Current estimates are that only 60 of riders
have current helmets
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The American experience
In 2001, we had the highest number of horse
related injuries ever recorded by NEISS. During
the last ten years, the biggest increase is to
the head and neck .
AMEA
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The American experience
AMEA
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During 1992-93 in Oklahoma, horseback riding was
the leading cause of sports-related head injury.

JAMA 1996
University of Kentucky Medical Center 1992/6 80
Head injuries 17 Died 20 Brain Surgery 80 were
not wearing helmets
J of Trauma 1997
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The Australian experience
In 1997, there were 250,000 horse riders. The
major cause of death is head injury, accounting
for 77.8.
Cripps
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PROTECTION

• FALLING
• CRUSHING
• POINTED OBJECTS
• LOSS OF HELMET

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Current causes of concern

• Helmets with multi part shell
• Pony Club UK has removed ASTM as a safe standard
• F1446 references keep changing

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IF THE CAP FITS

• It should be firm but not tight
• The helmet moulds to your head
• Press any pressure points with your fingers
• The helmet should not rotate
• Do the strap under the chin first
• Gaps at the back

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When to replace

• Youve blacked out during a fall
• The helmet becomes loose or tight
• You start a new activity
• You get a new horse
• Every five years

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• Charles Owen Deodorizer
• Charles Owen Hat Cleaner
• Use a cloth
  
• Vacuum dry
• DO NOT PLACE ON A HEATER

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Body Protectors

• Pain prevention
• Not for Broken Backs
• Vital Organs, Bones

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Fitting Body Protectors

• Flexibility
• Rib cage
• Pelvis
• Length