1 Agenda 1. Facts and Figures National Fall Analysis 2. Results - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Task Force Safety Eventing: FEI Risk Management Meeting Madrid

January 2015

1

Agenda

• 1. Facts and Figures National Fall Analysis
• 2. Results and Proposals Working Groups Task Force

Safety Eventing GER

2

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) => every 255th (2013) every 344th (2014) Starter (all other falls because of Refusal, Run-Out, Bucking, Slipping, Stumbling etc.)

3

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 => every 659th (2013)/ 821th (2014) Starter had a horsefall every 2.965th (2013)/ 4.242th (2014) Starter Rotational Figures and Facts National Fall Analysis

4

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 => 47 falls for further examination of the fall report forms Facts and Figures National Fall Analysis

5

6

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

7

 Compulsory „Debriefing“ after Cross Country  Watch List  More demanding Qualification Criteria for CIC1* for less experienced combinations

8

 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

9

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

10

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

11

Working Group I: Education and Rules - Proposals

1.

12

Working Group II: XC Course Design - Proposals

1.

13

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

• rganisers

1.

14

Working Group II: XC Course Design - Proposals

1.

15

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

1.

16

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,

1.

Working Group III: Medical & Protectors

17

• I. Training,

 Education of Emergency Doctors for Eventing and list for organisers

18

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,

19

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,

1.

Working Group IV: Veterinary

20

• I. Training,

 Research to identify regular health tests for sport horses to prevent from heart attacks in competition

21

Working Group IV: Veterinary

• I. Training,

1.

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

22

• I. Training,

1.

Working Group VI. Guidelines for Organisers/ Incident Management

23

Thank You!

24