Falls

Horse freed from 8ft deep ditch

It took crews over three hours to rescue the distressed grey mare

Italian dressage star to miss Euros due to head injury

Valentina Truppa has been given the all clear by doctors but has withdrawn from the FEI European Dressage Championships

Young rider makes winning return after kick to the head

Kelly Evans suffered a serious head injury and was put into an induced coma for 22 days

Riders jump from 12,000ft after air ambulance helps four family members

On Saturday (18 July) Natalie Brodrick and her niece Izzy Sharpe jumped out of a plane at 12,000ft

Young girl injured by loose horse at Barbury Horse Trials

British Eventing warns spectators to be mindful of what’s happening while they are enjoying the action

Jockey who died for six seconds makes racing comeback

Brian Toomey returned to ride at a racecourse yesterday two years after his horror fall

15 riders reach the point of no return

We’ve all been there — one minute you’re enjoying the ride of your life and the next you experience that sinking feeling as you realise gravity is about to take over...

Injured jockey with 3% chance of survival returns to racing

Brian Toomey is set to return to racing after suffering severe head injuries in a fall in 2013

Elite dressage rider hospitalised after serious fall

Valentina Truppa was riding a seven-year-old gelding and was wearing a crash hat when she was injured at Arezzo CDI in Italy on Sunday 7 June

Event rider selling top horse following serious fall

Katy Hurst is still unable to ride after a serious fall last year at Allerton Horse Trials

Had a fall? 6 things you need to know

Horse & Hound spoke to sports psychologist Dr Inga Wolframm to discover the science behind the mental state riders can often find themselves in following a fall

Whipper-in's spectacular fall crowned best tumble

The picture of Sam Matthews has been crowned the winner of the inaugural Countryside Alliance Tumblers’ Club competition

Lizzie Luxton's point-to-point blog: Harry loved being infront

After some bad luck, our point-to-point blogger has some good news to share about Harry

Police investigate death of Italian event rider

The course-designer, technical delegate and event director are all under investigation following the fall that killed the 25-year-old rider

Rider and show judge cuts knee to the bone on lorry 'pop-out'

The record-holding rider was taken to hospital after her horse spooked in the lorry park at a competition

Young eventer credits hat for saving her life

Freya Petrie is making calls for riders to focus on their safety after she narrowly avoided serious injury during a fall

Rider returns to the saddle 100 days after sustaining a serious head injury

The dressage rider has reached a landmark in her recovery by returning to the saddle for the first time since the accident

Jockey's horror fall goes viral [VIDEO]

Racing fans were amazed after teenage jockey Lewis Ferguson escaped unhurt from a horror fall in which he somersaulted over a fence

Have you been named and shamed in your hunt's tumblers' club? [PICTURES]

Across the country armies of eagle-eyed spotters are on hand to take note when you make an unintentional dismount

Mother urges parents to put safety first after her daughter was kicked in the face

Six-year-old girl who fell off and was then kicked by her pony was wearing full safety gear at the time