• 
• 
• 

Online Resources

Brochures

• Saddle Up SAFELY
  Developed by UK equine experts, on safety practices and equine-related health issues for adults and children. Developed in partnership with UK HealthCare, UK College of Agriculture and many other community organizations.
• EMSA Safety & Risk Management
  Information on the Equestrian Medical Safety Association with membership application.
• Wake UP to Concussion
  Designed to help riders recognize mild concussion in the field so that appropriate medical management can follow.
• The SCAT Card (Sport Concussion Assessment Tool)
  This tool represents a standardized method of evaluating people after concussion in sport.
• When Can My Child Ride A Horse?
  This brochure is available for downloading for personal use or distribution in horse-related activities such as clinics, exhibits, shows or meetings at www.emsaonline.net.

Video

• Bike Helmet Testing and Fit
  Four-minute streaming video on helmet testing produced by Consumer Product Safety Commission.
• Every Time. . . Every Ride
  Narrated by William Shatner, 20 minute educational video demonstrating the need for SEI protective headgear.

Sites

• Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA)
  Information, education and support for individuals, families and professionals who are touched by traumatic brain injury.
• Brain Injury Facts
  Statistics on brain injuries in the United States and worldwide provided by the North America Brain Injury Society.
• Equine Law and Horsemanship Safety
  Comprehensive resource materials on equine law and horsemanship safety.
• Equestrian Medical Safety Association
  Valuable information and articles relevant to equestrian safety and the EMSA.
• SEI Certified Product List
  Current list of helmets certified by the Safety Equipment Institute (SEI) to ASTM standard.

Studies

• Equestrian Injuries in U.S. Emergency Department: Centers for Disease Control researchers do an annual estimate of U.S. equestrian injuries based on coding done at key hospital emergency departments. Doris Bixby-Hammett, MD has analyzed these reports going back to 1990 and they are available in the EMSA newsletter archives. The most recent of these articles using 2007 figures can be accessed EMSA Study: EMSA Study: Part 1, EMSA Study: Part 2

If you are aware of other online resources please contact us with your ideas.