Head injuries

How to recognise concussion in horse riders – and when it’s safe to get back in the saddle

Whether you’re a rider, instructor or have a child who rides, do you know how to recognise concussion?

‘The Fox-Pitts and polo gave me hope’: rider who suffered brain bleed in fall hopes to help others

Groundbreaking concussion and return to riding guidelines released

Virtual reality headsets to be trialled in managing riding-related concussions

‘Not just a bang on the head’: mental health campaign encourages riders to ‘re-think concussion’

‘Just a bit of concussion’: calls for more awareness around minor traumatic brain injuries in children

‘It felt normal – it felt good’: former Badminton winner rides again, a year after serious head injury

Rider given 1% chance of survival after fall honoured as she returns to work and the saddle

Rider who fractured skull shares images of hat after horse landed on her

‘They don’t go to hospital unless something’s hanging off’: research shines light on equestrian-related injuries

Rider ‘lucky to be alive’ after she was kicked in the head serves hat safety message

‘You only get one head’: rider who broke bones and suffered concussion issues hat plea

Calls for UK-wide protocols on concussion and head injuries in sport

Rider who spent six months in hospital after fall campaigns on safety equipment

The rider spent three weeks in a coma after the hacking fall

Trauma doctor shares simple life-saving actions all equestrians should know

Dr Diane Fisher spoke about the simple, potentially life-saving actions, people can take if a friend hits their head at the yard

FEI looking to introduce dope testing outside competition *H&H Plus*

News from the recent FEI general assembly includes the latest clean sport initiatives and wearing protective helmets when mounted to become compulsory

‘It’s what I live for’: eventer who suffered serious brain injury returns to competition

‘Doctors have to be quite pessimistic because they don’t want to get your hopes up too much. I was advised a second knock to the head could be fatal while I was recovering’

Rider survives serious brain injury to raise vital funds for air ambulance

The rider spent two months in hospital and cannot remember anything from the fall

Four-star rider reveals her struggle with head injury

The rider has stood herself down from competition for the rest of the year to give herself time to recover fully

‘He looked after me when I needed him’: how horses helped Jo Barry come back from major brain injury

Find out more about this dressage rider who suffered a serious brain injury after a fall from a horse, and how she learned how to walk, talk and ride again