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Researchers Studying Horse Fear, Aim to Reduce Riding Injuries
August 1, 2006
University of Guelph researchers will be placing heart rate monitors on horses and their riders during the International Student Riding Nations' Cup Aug. 9 to 12 in Innisfil, Ont., to determine how a rider influences a horse's fear.
The goal is to help reduce the number of horseback riding injuries resulting from nervous horses. About 25 per cent of all fatal sports injuries are related to horseback riding, and about a quarter of all horse-related injuries are due to the horse being scared.
