FEH Symposium Round-Up

USEA Podcast #336: Helmet Safety
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USEA Podcast #336: Helmet Safety

USEA podcast host Nicole Brown is joined by Dr. Barry Miller of the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab and Catherine Winter of Ride EquiSafe for an important, informative, and engaging discussion about helmet safety. For more than a decade, the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab has investigated helmets in football, cy...
June 5, 2023
USEA Podcast #332: Fitness Tips for Riders
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USEA Podcast #332: Fitness Tips for Riders

USEA Podcast host Nicole Brown and Tony Sandoval from Coach Sando Training talk about how riders can make their own conditioning, in addition to their horses, a priority. From "proper core engagement" to "box breathing," the tips and techniques they discuss will improve your time in the saddle and b...
April 10, 2023
Cross-Country Safety with Morgan Rowsell
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Cross-Country Safety with Morgan Rowsell

This week on the USEA Podcast, cross-country course designer and builder Morgan Rowsell comes on the show to discuss cross-country safety. He reviews the different kinds of frangible devices including pins, reverse pins, and MIM clips and talks about the role they now play in the sport. He also str...
September 20, 2019
Safety First + Better Management for Better Results
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Safety First + Better Management for Better Results

This week, on the first episode of the USEA Podcast in 2019, we are joined by retired Fire and EMS Captain Rusty Lowe, who volunteers his time at many events as Safety Coordinator, and Marcia Kulak, an upper-level event rider with over 25 years of international competitive experience.
January 11, 2019
Introducing ERQI: The EquiRatings Quality Index
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Introducing ERQI: The EquiRatings Quality Index

The USEA announced earlier this week that EquiRatings Quality Indexes (ERQIs) are now available for all USEA registered horses who have competed in the last five years. EquiRatings formed a partnership with the USEA in 2017 with the goal of creating a risk management tool that allows members to trac...
February 9, 2018
Equine Welfare with Dr. Catherine Kohn and Dr. Stephanie Davis
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Equine Welfare with Dr. Catherine Kohn and Dr. Stephanie Davis

Dr. Catherine Kohn, chair of the USEA Equine Cardiopulmonary Research Group, shares the progress the group has made as well as ways that riders can reduce the risk of equine fatality during competition. Dr. Stephanie Davis then comes on the program to provide some tips to help your horse beat the su...
August 1, 2017
A Look Into USEA Safety Efforts with Carol Kozlowski, Jonathan Holling and Dr. Suzanne Smith
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A Look Into USEA Safety Efforts with Carol Kozlowski, Jonathan Holling and Dr. Suzanne Smith

This week on the podcast, we focus on the safety protocols and procedures within the USEA.
June 8, 2016
Katherine Cooper & Dr. Carey Williams
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Katherine Cooper & Dr. Carey Williams

Katherine Cooper, a member of the USEA Board of Governors, and Chair of the USEA Equine Medical Research Committee talks about the USEA grant funding and the projects that were funded through the Morris Animal Foundation. Dr. Carey Williams, Equine Extension Specialist at Rutgers, the State Universi...
May 21, 2015
Safety Matters: Sarah Broussard & Carol Kozlowski
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Safety Matters: Sarah Broussard & Carol Kozlowski

This week's episode is an update on safety issues with Sarah Broussard, who is co-chair of the USEA Course Design & Fence Construction Safety Task Force and with Carol Kozlowski is also co-chair of the USEA Safety Committee.
April 22, 2015