Competitions: Safety Links

The Following Links are to Websites Dealing with Equestrian Safety Issues.

General Equestrian Safety

• American Association for Horsemanship Safety
• Equestrian Medical Safety Association
• National Youth Sports Safety Foundation
• Troxel Safety Center
• University of Kentucky’s Saddle Up Safely Program
• University of Vermont’s American Medical Equestrian Association

Breed/Discipline Organizations Safety

• American Vaulting Association
• The United States Pony Clubs, Inc.
• United States Eventing Association Safety Resources

Revised CPR Guidelines

• Learn Sarver Heart Center’s Continuous Chest Compression CPR
• American Heart Association’s 2010 Revised Guidelines
• Links to CPR and First Aid News
• Science Daily/Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis "Chest Compression-Only CPR Improves Survival in Cardiac Arrest Patients, Study Finds"
• The University of Arizona "American Heart Association Endorses Chest-Compression-Only CPR"

First Aid/CPR Training

• American Heart Association
• American Red Cross
• The American Health Care Academy
• The American AED/CPR Association
• ProCPR
• CPR Professor

Helmets

• American Riding Instructors Association
• ASTM/SEI approved helmets
• Riders4Helmets
• Safety Equipment Institute

Injury Statistics

• US Consumer Product Safety Commission – National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) On-line (search for Code 1239, which is for Horseback riding activity, apparel or equipment)
• National Youth Sports Safety Foundation, Inc.

Weather

• American Red Cross
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Let’s Learn about Lightning! For Kids
• National Lightning Safety Institute
• National Severe Storms Laboratory
• National Weather Service
• The Weather Channel
• Weather Underground

EMS Providers

• EMS Responder

Equine Activity Liability Act and Recreational Land Use statutes

• Equestrian Land Conservation Resource: Hoofway Project

• Map of Equine Activity Liability Statutes

Sport Waiver/Sport Risk Consulting

• Landowner Liability Under Equine and Recreational Use Statutes