ICHSWJ

The PowerPoint presentations and video replay from the 57th International Conference of Horseracing Authorities, organized by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, held earlier this month at Saint-Cloud Racecourse in France, can now be found at the IFHA website. Additionally, the replay of the International Conference for the Health, Safety and Welfare of Jockeys (ICHSWJ) is also available on the IFHA website. The Conference was chaired by Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges and focused on safeguarding equine welfare and exploring shifts in societal expectations, as well as the racing industry's response around the...

The first edition of the International Conference for the Health, Safety and Welfare of Jockeys (ICHSWJ) since the Covid-19 pandemic began was held at Auteuil Racecourse in Paris on Thursday, Sept. 28. Topics of the conference featured presentations and panels on concussions, spinal injuries, and mental health and psychological fitness before concluding with recently retired third-generation jockey Tom Scudamore providing his reflections on the conference. Tom Stanley served as moderator. The conference began with a presentation on management of concussion by Dr. Jerry Hill, Chief Medical Adviser, British Horseracing Authority...

The International Conference for the Health, Safety and Welfare of Jockeys (ICHSWJ) returns this year after a Covid-19 pandemic-related hiatus and will be held on Thursday, Sept. 28 at Auteuil Racecourse in Paris. It will be held in conjunction with the 57th International Conference of Horseracing Authorities during the week before the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Following three panel discussions involving riders' mental health and psychological fitness, the prevention of spinal injuries in jockeys, and how the sport can provide consistency in concussion management across racing jurisdictions to...