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Riding and horse-handling injuries
are more common than most people
think. A 2010 survey of Kentucky riders
showed that 30 percent had been injured
while riding or handling a horse
in the past three years.
To help reduce the number and
severity of injuries, a coalition of
30-plus medical- and horse-related
organizations, led by UK HealthCare
and UK College of Agriculture Equine
Initiative, have embarked on a fiveyear
campaign to raise awareness
Saddle Up SAFELY
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SaddleUp SAFELY Campaign
and educate the riding community
about safety.
The SaddleUp SAFELY campaign is
based on several studies that show
40 to 60 percent of injured riders say
their injuries were preventable and
due to rider error. While novice riders
and children are more likely to be
injured, even professional-instructorlevel
riders have an almost 40 percent
chance of being seriously injured
while riding.
SaddleUp SAFELY’s website, saddle
upSAFELY.org, offers more than 180
safety tips from injured riders, safety
columns written by experts, a safety
blog hosted by Fernanda C. Camargo,
DVM, PhD, and the booklets,
“Horseback Riding Safety” and
“Horse Transmitted Diseases.”
Several other booklets are in
development, including “Responding
to an Injury,” “Horse Safety for
Children,” and “Barn Safety.”
To download the SaddleUp
SAFELY brochure, click here. To
request a copy by mail, call (859)
323-5508, or send an e-mail to
tammy.taylor2@uky.edu. USR
Go to the Dealer
To save money, you might be
tempted to have your tow vehicle
serviced at nondealer locations.
As long as the technician providing
the service is competent, it
does not matter where the service
is performed.
However, USRider recommends
that you have your
late-model tow vehicle serviced
at least once
per year at the
dealership for
your brand
of vehicle.
One reason
is that newer
vehicles have a variety of complicated
computer systems that
are no different from personal
computers — they require periodic
software updates.
Additionally, the Original
Equipment Manufacturer dealer
may be aware of Technical
Service Bulletins that apply to
specific vehicles, as well. TSBs are
determined by the actual on-road
performance of a specific vehicle
model and often include a simple
software update, replacement
part, or
some other
modification.
These TSBs
could solve
a number of
items that
affect a vehicle’s
safety
and performance.
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