Horse-related facial injuries: the perceptions and experiences of riding schools

Meredith, L A; Antoun, Joseph

doi:10.1136/ip.2010.027177

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“…Findings from employer-derived injury data [4] found that Latino workers were more likely to report horse-related injuries than nonLatinos, which suggests that Latinos are more highly represented in jobs directly involving the horse-which account for most injuries. Our findings support recommendations by other researchers that horse-related PPE should be provided to un-mounted horse workers [9,10,43,45], particularly given drastic reductions in the severity of equestrian injuries that their use has allowed [11,44]. In addition, workers' attitudes toward and perceived availability of PPE should be the subject of future research.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

From the Horse Worker’s Mouth: A Detailed Account of Injuries Experienced by Latino Horse Workers

Clouser

Bush

Westneat

2015

J Immigrant Minority Health

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Horse breeding farms are hazardous. Yet, little is known about the injuries of Latino horse workers. This study assesses Latino horse workers' injury prevalence, describes their injuries, and analyzes differences between injuries receiving medical versus those receiving first aid care. Data were gathered from 225 Latino thoroughbred workers via a community-based purposive sampling strategy. Questions included injury experiences in the past year and details about each person's two most severe injuries. Univariate and bivariate analyses were conducted. Nearly half of workers experienced an injury in the past year, often involving a horse. Bruises and sprains/strains were most common, as were injuries to upper/lower appendages. Head/face injuries more often resulted in medical care. The injury burden in this Latino worker population is high. Personal protective equipment (PPE) and training is advised due to the high prevalence of horse-related injuries. Future research should investigate aspects of the work environment that may influence injury risk.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

From the Horse Worker’s Mouth: A Detailed Account of Injuries Experienced by Latino Horse Workers

Clouser

Bush

Westneat

2015

J Immigrant Minority Health

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“…14,28 Orbital floor, jaw and zygomatic arch injuries occur in both mounted and un-mounted situations 14,29 Most of the facial injuries reported in another study were soft tissue (56%) with the others being bony. Of those, 58% resulted in fracture.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Meredith reported only 35% of students wore a helmet when un-mounted. 29 This is perplexing as an un-mounted rider performing tasks around the horse increases the risk of being injured by the horse's head or hoof. Face shields or masks have proven effective in reducing facial injuries in bull riding and have been discussed as a way to reduce the risk of injuries to the front of the skull in traditional equestrian competitions.…”

Section: Headmentioning

confidence: 99%

Injury History in the Collegiate Equestrian Athlete: Part II: Head, Upper and Lower Extremities

Pilato¹,

Henry²,

Malavase³

2017

JSMAHS

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ATC€, Drussila Malavase Co-Chair ASTM F08.55 Equestrian Safety¥ Monroe Community College ‡, State University New York; Brockport€, Equestrian Safety¥ Purpose: Equestrian sports are known to have a high risk and rate of injury. While there is injury data available on acute injuries in the equestrian population, it is of a general nature. Within that data appears to be a lack of information on the collegiate equestrian athlete. Thus, the purpose of the current study and this analysis is to describe the incidence of upper and lower extremity injuries and head injuries, sans concussion, in intercollegiate equestrian athlete. Method: A survey was developed with input from each author and implemented in Mach forms. It was sent to 43 equestrian coaches in the Eastern United States who passed it on to their athletes. We estimated 753 athletes would have access to the survey and had a total of 73 respondents. Descriptive statistics were calculated for total number of injuries for each injury category. Results: Detailed injury information on the upper and lower extremity and head is found in tables 1-10. The upper and lower extremity and head accounted for 15.97, 60.35 and 4.33 percent respectively of the injuries in this group of athletes. Conclusions and Recommendations: The current study is amongst the first, if not the first, to report specifically on injury patterns and frequency in US collegiate equestrian athletes. The data indicate that there is an extremely high incidence of injury in the collegiate equestrian population. The lower extremity is particularly susceptible to injury in the equestrian athletes. The lack of data available in a sport, which can be classified as collision and has the potential for significant, long-standing disability from an early age due to interaction with the horse, is troubling. Significantly more sport specific research is needed to improve the health and safety of these athletes.

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“…Journal samples from four major Swedish animal hospitals show that the problem exists according to a preliminary survey by the authors. However, there have been studies on human injuries inflicted by horses (Kriss & Kriss, 1997;Meredith & Antoun, 2011;Eckert et al, 2011) with horse kicks accounting for approx. 10% of these injuries (Meredith & Antoun, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, there have been studies on human injuries inflicted by horses (Kriss & Kriss, 1997;Meredith & Antoun, 2011;Eckert et al, 2011) with horse kicks accounting for approx. 10% of these injuries (Meredith & Antoun, 2011). Most of these are attributed to poor handling of horses.…”

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Measurement of kick loads from horses on stable fittings and building elements

Wachenfelt

Nilsson

Ventorp

2013

Biosystems Engineering

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Fittings and fixtures in horse stables may cause injuries to horses when trapped and there is a high risk of an accident to animal and handler when releasing a horse. The risk of injuries to horses and handlers must be minimised by correct structural design and appropriate choice of building material. The physical load of unprovoked and provoked horse kicks were measured in order to obtain data for the design of safe horse fittings and fixtures.To record the forces exerted by horse kicks a measuring wall and a computerised measuring system were constructed and used in single horse boxes. For reference, the characteristics of the measuring system were determined by a drop hammer test. Through regression analysis a linear relation was found between the field recorded impact values from horse kicks obtained by the measuring system and drop hammer impact values. The drop hammer method can thus be used to test fittings.Impacts recorded in the field tests were rapid, often shorter than 0.03 s and 90% had a maximum value below 1924 N. The greatest impact force and impulse caused by a horse kick were 8722 N and 131 Ns respectively, with no statistical difference between provoked and unprovoked kicks. Considering the data obtained and allowing a certain safety margin, the impact resistance of horse fixtures and fittings in single horse boxes, to be used for horses of up to 700 kg mass, should be at least equivalent to 150 Ns exerted by a horse shoe at 45°.

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Horse-related facial injuries: the perceptions and experiences of riding schools

Cited by 19 publications

References 14 publications

From the Horse Worker’s Mouth: A Detailed Account of Injuries Experienced by Latino Horse Workers

From the Horse Worker’s Mouth: A Detailed Account of Injuries Experienced by Latino Horse Workers

Injury History in the Collegiate Equestrian Athlete: Part II: Head, Upper and Lower Extremities

Measurement of kick loads from horses on stable fittings and building elements

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