TOWARDS REDUCING INJURY TO HORSE AND RIDER IN EVENTING: A CASE- CONTROL STUDY

摘要

The objective of this study was to identify variables that increased or decreased the risk of a horse fall during the cross-country phase of an eventing competition. Data were collected for 180 cases and 540 controls. Cases were jumping efforts that resulted in a fall of the horse. Controls were matched by day and competition and were selected randomly from jumping efforts that did not result in a horse fall. The fence and event-related risk factors for horse falls in the final multivariable model were jumping into or out of water, taking off from good, good to soft or soft ground, fences with a drop landing, non-angled fences with a spread greater than or equal to two metres and angled fences. Other risk factors for horse falls were the rider's knowledge of their position before the cross-country, speed of approach, no refusals at earlier fences and cross-country lessons taken by the rider.