Shires Medical Card Armband

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If you are aiming to compete at International events either overseas or in the UK, both you and your horse need to be registered with the FEI.

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Please plan in advance to make sure your horse’s vaccinations are up to date in advance of the event. Let your arm relax and measure (you may need help to do this) around your bicep, you should select the size that is just smaller than your measurement to ensure a snug fit, the elastic will the expand with your arm movement.Relevant c onditions include recent head injury, serious past injuries/surgery, chronic health problems such as diabetes, long-term medications and allergies. If in doubt, the athlete should discuss this with his own treating physician. Please note that since the publication of the BE Handbook the FEI have updated the new tests they published at the beginning of the year therefore the tests in the BE Handbook are not the latest versions, these can be found here. ID medical armbands are a mandatory accessory, when eventing to ensure paramedics / doctors attending to any accidents have immediate access to all the necessary medical information. Equetech Medical armbands provide an efficient and effective solution for this purpose. The correct procedure is to in the first instance see the Secretary, who will organise for you to speak to the Official BE Steward. Please see Rule 8.2 for further information.

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BE post regular and updates regarding our Events on the news feed on www.britisheventing.com – please also make sure you are following the BE social networks to get the latest official news regarding events you are heading to: At FEI Eventing competitions, athletes with medical conditions that may be relevant * in the case of a medical emergency have the responsibilityto weara medical data carrier ** from a system provider able to communicate information at least in English. The new insert will clearly display these crucial details on the front of the card allowing medical professionals to access the information with ease in the case of an accident. Equetech Medical armbands are an indispensable safety precaution for any eventing cross country event involving horse riding. These ID armbands are specifically designed to securely hold your medical cards, ensuring that crucial information is readily available in the event of an accident. Ensure you or a representative of your team attends the prize giving or let the Organisers know if you cannot attend.Alternatively (and at the minimum) a medical armband of good quality can be used. Athletes who chose to wear an armband should use thisform to record their medical information. It is not necessary for Competitors without any medical conditions to wear a medical armband. However, Competitors are welcome to wear an armband if they desire. From the start of the season Competitors were advised to wear a medical armband if they have a medical condition that may impact on their care in the case of an emergency.

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Make sure you are up to date with the BE and FEI rule changes for 2015, below are some useful links for riders to access information in full:

For the cross country phase, you must have a British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA) approved and appropriately labelled Level 3 body protector, with the year 2000 or 2009 shown on the label manufactured in the year 2000 or after; the below image is the logo for the 2009 label. No peak, peak type extensions or noticeable protuberance above the eyes (or to the front) and has an even, elliptical or rounded shape.