Equestrian Sports

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Equestrian activities in the United States have flourished in the past decade, and in many areas the "backyard horse" is almost as common as the family dog. Activities associated with horses are diverse in character and include fox hunting, polo, point-to-point races, dressage, calf roping, trail riding, jumping, and showing. These activities offer excitement and vigorous exercise and demand a high degree of athletic skill, but also carry a measure of risk. In this issue ofThe Journal(p 1881), Grossman and associates present statistics on a two-year experience with horse-associated injuries in one area of the country where equestrian sport flourishes. In my own experience, horse-related injuries fall into six main categories: those sustained through falls, crushing injuries from being stepped or rolled on, trauma from kicks, lacerations from bites, rope burns, and wounds from tree branches. Many of these injuries can be treated by simple first aid, but

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