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
Figures and Facts National Fall Analysis 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 4
Facts and Figures National Fall Analysis 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 5
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 6
Working Group I: Rules & Education - Proposals 7
Working Group I: Education and Rules - Proposals More demanding Qualification Criteria for CIC1* for less experienced combinations Compulsory „Debriefing“ after Cross Country Watch List Special Judges/TD/CD – Scouting for (former) squad riders and trainers 8
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 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 10
Working Group I: Education and Rules - Proposals DVD about safer XC riding by Chris Bartle 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 11
Working Group II: XC Course Design - Proposals 1. 12
Working Group II: XC Course Design - Proposals Guidelines for development of frangible devices 1. 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 13
Working Group II: XC Course Design - Proposals 1. 14
Working Group II: XC Course Design - Proposals Use of as many frangible devices as sensible/ possible at 1. - Main XC training centers - 3*/4* competitions - German National Championships - further interested organisers 15
Working Group II: XC Course Design - Proposals 1. Special Request to the FEI: Uncomplicated, fast track FEI-certification in case of new good devices that work properly in practical testing 16
Working Group III: Medical & Protectors 1. I. Training, 17
Working Group III: Medical & Protectors Education of Emergency Doctors for Eventing and list for organisers Production of an educational DVD for doctors and red cross personnel about Eventing risks, protectors etc. I. Training, Financial support for smaller organisers with less starters to afford full emergency services 18
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, I. Training, airbag protectors, number bips etc. 19
Working Group IV: Veterinary 1. I. Training, 20
Working Group IV: Veterinary Research to identify regular health tests for sport horses to prevent from heart attacks in competition I. Training, 21
. Riders‘s Fitness and Tuck&Roll Training Working Group V 1. I. Training, 22
Working Group VI. Guidelines for Organisers/ Incident Management 1. I. Training, 23
Thank You! 24
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