Task Force Safety Eventing:

FEI Risk Management Meeting Madrid

January 2015

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Agenda

1. Facts and Figures National Fall Analysis

2. Results and Proposals Working Groups Task Force

Safety Eventing GER

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Facts and Figures National Fall Analysis

Falls in Connection with Jumping of XC Fences

2013: 93 Falls of Total of 366 (of 23.718 Starters)

2014: 74 Falls of Total of 392 (of 25.450 Starters)

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every 255th (2013)

every 344th (2014) Starter

(all other falls because of Refusal, Run-Out, Bucking,

Slipping, Stumbling etc.)

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Falls in Connection with Jumping of XC Fences

2013: 93 Falls of Total of 366 (of 23.718 Starters)

including 36x Horse Falls

including 8x Rotational and und 7x Horse fell on rider

2014: 74 Falls of Total of 392 (of 25.450 Starters)

including 31x Horse Falls

including 6x Rotational and und 5x Horse fell on rider

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every 659th (2013)/ 821th (2014) Starter had a horsefall

every 2.965th (2013)/ 4.242th (2014) Starter Rotational

Figures and Facts National Fall Analysis

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Falls in Connection with Jumping of XC Fences

74 Falls of Total of 392 (of 25.450 Starters)

including 31x Horse Falls

including 16x Rider Falls as a result of horse hitting the

fence

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47 falls for further examination of the fall report forms

Facts and Figures National Fall Analysis

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Results and Proposals of “Task Force Safety Eventing”

Working Groups (- AGAIN -) as an ongoing process:

I. Rules & Education

II. Cross-Country Course Design

III. Medical & Protectors

IV. Veterinary Research

V. Fitness and Fall Training

VI. Guidelines for Organisers/ Incident Management

Working Group I: Rules & Education - Proposals

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Compulsory „Debriefing“ after Cross Country

Watch List

More demanding Qualification Criteria for CIC1* for

less experienced combinations

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Special Judges/TD/CD – Scouting for

(former) squad riders and trainers

Working Group I: Education and Rules - Proposals

3 options now for different levels of dangerous

riding:

- Eliminitation

- 25 Penalties or

- 10 Penalties (e.g. just the last fence …)

Ongoing Discussion about penalties for „breaking“

frangible devices

- only penalised through dangerous riding rules

OR

- automatically 5 penalties

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Working Group I: Education and Rules - Proposals

Requirement of a successfully passed XC-Training

before first 0,90m start

Creating a List of experienced XC coaches

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Working Group I: Education and Rules - Proposals

Recommendation for 2015:

An experienced rider will have a look on the XC

course under safety aspects just before or together

with the TD‘s course walk

Education Programme for XC- Controllers and TDs

Fall report form:

Rider will analyse his fall together with the TD an will fill

in the form together if possible

DVD about safer XC riding by Chris Bartle

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Working Group I: Education and Rules - Proposals

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Working Group II: XC Course Design - Proposals

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Working Group II: XC Course Design - Proposals

Guidelines for development of frangible devices

New technologies for table fences, solid corners etc.:

- July 2014: Workshop with Aachen University technicians

- > table prototype

- December 2014: Workshop with

Mats Björnetun and German

FEI and national TDs, CDs and

organisers

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Working Group II: XC Course Design - Proposals

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Working Group II: XC Course Design - Proposals

Use of as many frangible devices as sensible/

possible at

- Main XC training centers

- 3*/4* competitions

- German National Championships

- further interested organisers

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Working Group II: XC Course Design - Proposals

Special Request to the FEI:

Uncomplicated, fast track FEI-certification

in case of

new good devices that work properly

in practical testing

I. Training,

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Working Group III: Medical & Protectors

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I. Training,

Education of Emergency Doctors for Eventing and list for organisers

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Working Group III: Medical & Protectors

Financial support for smaller organisers with less

starters to afford full emergency services

Production of an educational DVD for doctors and

red cross personnel about Eventing risks, protectors

etc.

I. Training,

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Working Group III: Medical & Protectors

Analysis of studies and testing in fall training of

airbag protectors to find out about comfort in rolling

and inflation times with video

Recommendations for the correct fitting of helmets, airbag protectors, number bips etc.

I. Training,

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Working Group IV: Veterinary

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I. Training,

Research to identify regular health tests for sport

horses to prevent from heart attacks in competition

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Working Group IV: Veterinary

I. Training,

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Working Group V. Riders‘s Fitness and Tuck&Roll Training

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I. Training,

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Working Group VI. Guidelines for Organisers/ Incident Management

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Thank You!

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