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Functional stability and fatigue risk factors in high-performing occupational equestrian athletes
Abstract:
The occupation of jockeying is one of the most dangerous jobs for elite athletes. It includes
maintaining a low weight, traveling on a regular basis, and riding young animals in a group of other
unpredictable horses at a speed of 35-45 mph. Despite the emphasis on risk and injury in this
occupation, little research addresses fatigue-related risk factors for injury. No research has established
how a typical workday influences functional stability in these workers. Additionally, little
research evaluates how perceived and physical fatigue affects jockeys in a single day. The proposed
project will establish preliminary data on jockey fatigue and how it affects stability in their racing
position. Additionally, researchers will evaluate eventers, a group of equestrian athletes who ride
in similar environments, but do not have the other stresses associated with jockeying. This will allow
comparison of effects from fatigue in jockeys’ stability to eventers’ stability during high-performance
work events. To accomplish this pilot project, a multidisciplinary team with comprehensive expertise in
equestrian sports, sports medicine, and risk factor assessment has assembled and establishes data in
two novel populations. Specifically, the aims of this pilot project include: 1) Quantifying jockey
functional stability pre- and post- a typical racing day, 2) Quantifying evening professionals’ functional
stability pre- and post- a typical cross-country trial, and 3) Evaluating relationships between self-
reported lifestyle, fatigue risk factors and functional stability within and between occupational
populations. The results of this pilot project will inform further studies with these non-standard
work communities and provides description of baseline factors for interventions to promote well-
being and safety of high-performing occupational equestrian athletes.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 7/1/19 → 6/30/22 |
Funding
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
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Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Centers (T42): Central Appalachian Regional Education Research Center
Sanderson, W. (PI), Agioutantis, Z. (CoI), Butler, K. (CoI), Christian, J. (CoI), Heebner, N. (CoI), Hoch, J. (CoI), Hoover, A. (CoI), Montross, M. (CoI), Prince, T. (CoI), Sampson, S. (CoI), Spengler, S. (CoI), Stanifer, S. (CoI), Uhl, T. (CoI), Vincent, S. (CoI), Winter, K. (CoI), Browning, S. (CoPI), Gribble, P. (CoPI), Sottile, J. (CoPI), Hahn, E. (Former CoPI), Mazur, J. (Former CoPI), Bazrgari, B. (Former CoI), Bunn, T. (Former CoI), Novak, T. (Former CoI), Oldham, C. (Former CoI) & Spengler, S. (Former CoI)
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
7/1/19 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project