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- Title
Equestrian Sport-Related Injuries: A Review of Current Literature.
- Authors
Havlik, Heather S.
- Abstract
Equestrian sports continue to grow in popularity in the Unites States and abroad, with an estimated 30 million people riding horses annually in the United States alone. Approximately one in five of these riders will suffer a serious injury during their riding career, requiring medical care and potentially hospitalization. Riding carries with it an implicit risk of injury associated with the unpredictability of the animals, the rider's head being positioned approximately 9 feet off the ground, and traveling unrestrained at speeds up to 40 mph. This article reviews common equestrian injuries, epidemiology, mechanism of injury, risk factors, and prevention strategies, with an emphasis on the more dangerous aspects of the sport.
- Subjects
UNITED States; SPORTS injuries; SPORTS medicine; EQUESTRIAN accidents; HORSE sports injuries
- Publication
Current Sports Medicine Reports (American College of Sports Medicine), 2010, Vol 9, Issue 5, p299
- ISSN
1537-890X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1249/JSR.0b013e3181f32056