Focus on rider head protection at symposium
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Rider security volition live on inward the spotlight side past times side calendar month at the Riders4Helmets Safety Symposium at the Kentucky Horse Park inward Lexington.
The symposium, sponsored by Tipperary, Charles Owen, Troxel, GPA, One K, Ovation and High Visibility USA, is bringing together representatives from diverse corners of the equestrian basis to hash out the importance of wearing helmets, passenger security as well as education, as well as to ameliorate helmet designs as well as more.
The consequence volition render a serial of brusk lectures as well as panel discussions throughout the day. Many inward attendance volition besides sit down on the panels, including equestrians, helmet manufacturers, equestrian organizations, as well as neurosurgeons. The chair of the coming together volition live on Lyndsey White of Riders4Helmets.
“We are real excited to live on hosting the quaternary Riders4Helmets Safety Symposium as well as to reckon it proceed to expand non solely into other equestrian disciplines simply all aspects of equestrian safety,” White said.
“The symposia are a fantastic chance to convey together many individuals, organizations as well as associations all inward i place, to proceed of import discussions regarding equestrian safety.”
Riders4Helmets was founded inward early on 2010 after Olympic dressage passenger Courtney King-Dye was seriously injured inward a riding accident. King-Dye, who remained inward a coma for a calendar month next her accident, was non wearing a helmet at the fourth dimension of the accident as well as continues to undergo rehabilitation. The destination of the Riders4Helmets Campaign is to railroad train equestrians on the benefits of wearing a properly fitted as well as secured, certified helmet.
Speakers at the Feb two consequence include champion barrel racer Megan Sparks, Olympian Courtney King-Dye (via video) as well as Darren Chiacchia, national champion cowgirl Tammy Sronce, champion reiner Lyndsey Jordan, as well as equestrian mental skills charabanc Tonya Johnston. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 neurosurgeon volition besides bring together the lineup.
The Craig Ferrell M.D Equestrian Safety Awards, named after onetime USET Physician as well as Chair of the FEI Medical Council Craig Ferrell, volition live on presented at the symposium. Mrs. Lorraine Ferrell volition live on inward attendance to discovery the recognition of individuals who pick out been nominated past times equestrians, equally existence particular exercise models for helmet wearing, or equestrian safety.
White said an international equestrian security summit, to live on held inward Britain, was existence planned for later on this year.
Attendance to the symposium is opened upwardly to the public, simply individuals must pre-register inward advance to avoid the $10 on the twenty-four hr menstruation entrance fee. To pre-register, become to www.riders4helmets.com/helmet-safety-symposium-registration/.
Symposium topics volition include:
• Traumatic Brain Injuries as well as Concussions: The Latest Research, Long Term Effects and Revolutionary Technologies
• Helmets inward the Western World
• Educating Our Youth
• Helmets On The Trail
• In Memoriam: Cheryl Strong-Camilleri
• Gaining Acceptance In The Equestrian Community For Helmet Use
• We Are All Role Models: Setting An Example
• Safety Incentives: Thinking Outside The Box To Get Helmets Introduced Into Non-Helmet Wearing Disciplines
• Helmets And The Breed Organizations
• Current Helmet Rules: Clarification Across The Disciplines
• Riders4Helmets: Three-Years On
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