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Of absolutely the most interest are all the interesting reasons why all of us are going to be just fine.

Maryanne

On 9/25/07, Ranelle Rubin < raneller@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Well, if only 9% of injured riders were wearing helmets, and most of the
injuries occurred on flat ground..I should be ok..? I always wear a helmet,
and there is not much flat ground around here!



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>From: "CTH" <seamstob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [RC]   This reasearch study is of great interest
>Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:32:59 -0600
>
>Thought this might be of interest
>Paddi
>
>
>Horseback riding riskier than motorbikes: study
>Research team recommends protective helmets, vests
>Last Updated: Monday, September 24, 2007 | 12:33 PM ET
>CBC News
>A Canadian study suggests that horseback riders are more likely to suffer
>serious injury than motorcycle riders and that the majority of serious
>accidents happen to the most experienced riders on well-trained horses.
>
>A research team from the University of Calgary found the most serious
>injuries involved the heads and chests of riders when they were thrown or
>bucked off their horses.
>
>"With the impact from coming down that far off a horse and travelling at
>speeds, there was a lot of chest injuries like rib fractures or collar bone
>fractures," said Jill Ball, an occupational therapist in the trauma program
>at Calgary's Foothills Hospital.
>
>The study, published in the American Journal of Surgery, said horseback
>riders were hospitalized with injuries 3½ times more often than those who
>were hurt riding motorcycles.
>
>Horse-riding injuries requiring hospitalization occurred at a rate of 0.49
>per 1,000 hours riding, while the rate for motorcycle riding was 0.14 per
>1,000 hours, the research showed.
>
>The research team reviewed the charts of almost 8,000 trauma patients
>treated at the Foothills between 1995 and 2005. It found 151 people were
>severely injured while horseback riding, with almost half of those
>requiring surgery.
>
>
>Those riders had an average of 27 years experience at the time of their
>injury.
>
>As well, the study found most accidents happened in "wide open spaces" on
>dry, flat land on sunny summer afternoons.
>
>"Previous studies assumed that major accidents on horseback were caused by
>rookie riders on untrained horses or bad weather - something we now know is
>simply not true," said Dr. Rob Mullroy in a news release.
>
>The team behind the study recommends riders wear protective vests and
>helmets.
>
>"Deaths in our study were completely related to head injury, so the use of
>helmets in the study was low. The number of riders wearing helmets remains
>low," Mullroy said, noting most accidents were preventable but only nine
>per cent of injured riders were wearing helmets.



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