Falls

Spectacular hunting photo goes viral, but is it real?

H&H gets the story behind this incredible picture, which has been shared more than 8,000 times on social media

Schoolteacher's death while trying to remount ruled accidental

The rider died after being thrown from her horse while she was trying to remount last year

Top showjumper put down after competition fall

Horse and rider suffered a fall in the main arena at the CHI Geneva horse show last night

Calls for further research into frangible fences

A grassroots eventer has called for continued research into frangible fences after a fall which left her with several shattered bones in her arm

Injured rider forced to wait 4 hours for ambulance

Danya Henley was knocked unconscious and dislocated her shoulder after falling from her horse, but had to wait four hours for an ambulance to reach her

Injured rider forced to wait 2 hours for ambulance [VIDEO]

A rider who had a fall at a showjumping competition was forced to lie in the arena until the emergency services arrived

Paramedic claims BE officials 'risked lives' at horse trials [H&H VIP]

A paramedic has claimed that British Eventing (BE) officials “risked the life” of a female competitor and medical professionals at Brooksby Melton College Horse Trials last month

'Don't be a fool like me', says dressage rider who rode with a broken neck for 18 months

A dressage rider is encouraging fellow riders to get checked over by a doctor following a fall

Showjumper hospitalised following car crash

Run of bad luck continues for German international rider Katrin Eckermann

Rider in intensive care after eventing fall

A Lincolnshire-based eventer is in a medically induced coma following a horse fall at Allerton Horse Trials

Olympic gold medallist has serious showjumping fall

The eventer fell during a showjumping competition in Germany

Top polo club takes the lead on hat safety

A leading polo club has proposed a new safety hat rule in line with other equestrian disciplines

What are the most common causes of equine-related injury? [H&H VIP]

Peter Green MRCVS looks at the latest research into equine-related injuries to humans

Riders go eventing on foot for charity

A team of four are going to complete a three-day event on foot to raise money for their local air ambulance

Laura Collett determined to ride at Boekelo despite injury

The eventer plans to ride the CICO3* at Boekelo next month despite breaking four bones in her foot last Tuesday

Jockey defies odds to plan racing comeback

A national hunt jockey who sustained life-threatening injures which left him in a coma last year is planning his return to racing

George Bowman recovering from driving fall

George Bowman Snr was knocked out for 15 minutes after a fall at the Lowther Horse Carriage Driving Trials

Jason Maguire back riding after near-fatal fall

The 33-year-old jockey fell in March and had to have part of his liver removed

Jonty Evans makes winning return to eventing

The four-star eventer has made a winning comeback less than two months after a serious fall

Emily King on the mend after horror fall

The eventer has credited frangible pins for saving her from serious injury