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===Mechanisms of injury=== The most common injury is falling from the horse, followed by being kicked, trampled and bitten. About 3 out of 4 injuries are due to falling, broadly defined.<ref name="ReferenceB">"Most injuries result from falls (80%)", ''Horse riding during pregnancy'', MS Rogers.</ref><ref>{{cite journal|date=March 1987|title=Riding and other equestrian injuries: Considerable severity|journal=[[British Journal of Sports Medicine]]|volume=21|issue=1|pages=22β24|doi=10.1136/bjsm.21.1.22|pmc=1478604|pmid=3580722|author=R. G. Lloyd}}</ref> A broad definition of falling often includes being crushed and being thrown from the horse, but when reported separately each of these mechanisms may be more common than being kicked.<ref name="pmid18695484">{{cite journal | author = Loder RT | title = The demographics of equestrian-related injuries in the United States: injury patterns, orthopedic specific injuries, and avenues for injury prevention | journal = [[Journal of Trauma]] | volume = 65 | issue = 2 | pages = 447β60 |date=August 2008 | pmid = 18695484 | doi = 10.1097/TA.0b013e31817dac43 }}</ref><ref name="pmid18424291">{{cite journal |vauthors=Clarke CN, Tsuei BJ, Butler KL | title = Equine-related injury: a retrospective analysis of outcomes over a 10-year period | journal = [[American Journal of Surgery]] | volume = 195 | issue = 5 | pages = 702β04 |date=May 2008 | pmid = 18424291 | doi = 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.11.007 }}</ref>
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