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Riders and grooms at Badminton Horse Trials (4–8 May) will benefit from on-site access to mental health and wellbeing support in a “pioneering” step forward. Riders Minds will provide a hub with a counsellor, and an out-of-hours number to call, for the duration of the event. Victoria Wright, founder and chair of the mental health […]
1. Groundbreaking concussion guidelines The first unified concussion guidelines specifically for riders across all equestrian disciplines were unveiled by British Equestrian yesterday (2 March). The guidelines feature easy-to-follow information about concussion and a “return to riding” pathway, based on the latest understandings of concussion in sport. “From the point of view of rehabilitation and return […]
The six-page guidance document aims to help participants to recognize concussion and know what actions to take, both in the immediate aftermath and during recovery.