About this episode
Rotational falls have always been an eventers worst nightmare. The question is, how do we avoid them and reduce the numbers. On more than one occasion we have all clicked on to Facebook, an online magazine, or heard by word of mouth that another eventer was killed in a tragic accident. Eventing had a staggering year in 1999, then again in 2001, 2007, and unfortunately the hits just keep on coming. As our organizations at the top try to make our sport safer, we can't help but ask if the new devices and tools they are implementing are actually working? And if they really are solving the problem multiple studies have revealed to be the cause of such devastation? Follow along with us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/inthebarn.pod/ If you have any questions, comments or concerns let us know inthebarnpod@gmail.com Resources https://useventing.com/news-media/news/exploring-collapsible-technology-for-cross-country-jumps?fbclid=IwAR3gH-pHFWQzzu2fZ9IGg8n5C-kpyvmalNaGtvNOQzPMrt9wTm7onBdlE28 https://inside.fei.org/system/files/Fence%20Standard%20v22.pdf https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1014&context=gradschool_theses https://eventingnation.com/did-frangible-pins-save-lives-at-badminton/ https://www.an-eventful-life.com.au/eventing-news/training-tips/first-frangible-device-fei-approval-goes-mim-sweden https://inside.fei.org/system/files/FEI%20%20Frangible%20Device%20Standard%20v2-5%20TRL-%20FEI%206%20April2020.pdf https://inside.fei.org/system/files/Kettlebell%20Pendulum%20test%20V2.4-March%202020%20TRL-FEI%206April2020.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/publication/245032237_The_Influential_Games_How_the_Barcelona_Olympics_Changed_the_Sport_of_Eventing https://rua.ua.es/dspace/bitstream/10045/68768/1/jhse_Vol_12_N_proc2_S480-S491.pdf https://useventing.com/news-media/news/exploring-collapsible-technology-for-cross-country-jumps2020 https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1099&context=me_etds https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/6/2/13/htm https://uknowledge.uky.edu/me_etds/153/