FEI pushes safety helmet campaign
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A global elbow grease promoting the purpose of protective headgear alongside equestrians is nether way, with the FEI’s novel rules over security helmets kicking inward on Jan 1.
The campaign, which volition hold upwardly conducted mainly online, has begun a fortnight earlier the novel dominion comes into effect, which volition make the purpose of a properly fastened protective headgear mandatory spell riding on the present grounds at FEI events.
An of import business office of the elbow grease volition hold upwardly a serial of emails with potent visuals reminding athletes of the importance of safety, in addition to peculiarly of helmet use. These reminders volition hold upwardly sent to the National Federations, athletes in addition to officials clubs, in addition to diverse FEI stakeholders on a regular solid seat down throughout 2013. A special page outlining the protective headgear requirements specific to each of the 7 FEI disciplines on the plain of play in addition to exterior the contest arena has been created.
“The helmet rule, which was unanimously adopted past times the FEI General Assembly inward 2011, is a pregnant pace frontward towards the amend protection of our athletes,” said FEI Secretary General Ingmar De Vos.
“Beginning 1 Jan 2013, protective headgear volition hold upwardly compulsory at all FEI events in addition to nosotros strongly encourage everyone involved inward international equestrian sport to familiarise themselves with the novel full general in addition to sport-specific rules. The welfare of all our athletes, human in addition to equine, must hold upwardly protected.”
The Yellow Warning Card arrangement already inward identify volition hold upwardly used for those athletes who exercise non comply with the novel rule. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Yellow Warning Card volition hold upwardly given if an athlete is reminded that he or she needs to article of apparel protective headgear in addition to the athlete fails or refuses to comply afterward such reminder.
Helmet purpose has been at the forefront of several campaigns inward recent years. U.S. of A. Dressage passenger Courtney King-Dye, recent winner of the FEI Against All Odds Award, advocates educating equestrians on the benefits of wearing helmets through the Riders4Helmets campaign.
In 2010, King-Dye, who had represented the the States at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in addition to at the FEI World Cup Dressage Finals 2007 in addition to 2008, suffered a traumatic encephalon injury. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Equus caballus she was schooling tripped in addition to savage and, with no helmet to protect her, she fractured her skull inward the fall. After iv weeks inward a coma, she spent 3 months inward infirmary re-learning how to walk in addition to talk. The after-effects of the accident nevertheless severely comport on her coordination in addition to speech. She is straight off aiming to compete at the 2016 Paralympic Games inward Rio de Janeiro.
“I intend my accident was necessary inward the grapple for security because an Olympian who sustains a encephalon injury spell riding proves that injury has nil to exercise with score of skill,” King-Dye said.
“For fifteen years, I was a mortal who exclusively rode the immature or ‘dangerous’ horses with a helmet, but my Equus caballus did nil naughty, he only tripped over his ain feet.
“And spell y'all can’t command what people exercise at home, the novel rules tin laissez passer on the sack command what people exercise at shows in addition to this volition become a long means to create skilful habits,” she said.
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