Child's Riding Injury Stems from Alcohol, Horse Trainer's Negligence: Suit
A thirteen-year-old horseback rider's injuries were allegedly caused by a Florida equine professional's negligence involving horses and alcohol, according to a recently filed lawsuit. Horse trainer and riding instructor Gi...
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Bill Could Enact New Safety Standards for Equestrian Helmets
New legislation could require equestrian helmets manufactured and sold in the United States be held to a higher standard. The Christen O’Donnell Equestrian Helmet Act is named after a 12-year-old girl who died in 1998...
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Mother Crusades To End Sale of Un-Approved Hunt Caps
Even though her horse was only walking, and Christen was wearing a traditional velvet hunt cap, she sustained a traumatic brain injury. What Kami O’Donnell did not realize at the time of Christen’s accident was that ...
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NY Law Mandates Minors Wear Approved Riding Helmets
Children saddling-up in New York are now required to wear a riding helmet if under the age of 18. Wearing an approved riding helmet can significantly reduce chances of sustaining serious injury studies have shown....
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Horse Sports Contribute to Highest Level of Traumatic Brain Injuries: Study
Sports related traumatic brain injuries affect up to 3.8 million people a year in the U.S, experts say. A study looking at more than 4700 adults with sports related TBIs over ten-years found equestrian sports contributed...
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4-year-old Dies in Horse Accident at NH Horse Show
Update
September 6, 2016
We now know the identity of the little girl that died after a horse riding accident at a New Hampshire horse show over the weekend. [caption id="attachment_11846" align="alignright" width="27...
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