Jockeys' Guild

Type: Organization

Name: Jockeys' Guild

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Horsemen, engineers work to rein in safety for horses, riders

A loud snap echoed through the McConnell Integrated Applications Laboratory at the Complex for Engineering and Biological Sciences at Western Kentucky University on Monday afternoon as another pair of leather reins finally split in two.Civil engineering ... [Published Individual.com - May 14 2013]

Entities: Jeff Johnston, Jockeys' Guild, The Jockey Club, Western Kentucky University

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Jockeys call for increased disability insurance in cases of injury

Jerry Bailey can look back on a Hall of Fame jockey career that featured 5,892 victories but also the searing memory of 17 fractures, including a broken back, jaw and collarbone, and several busted ribs.Yet Bailey considers himself lucky. He never sustained ... [Published Baltimore Sun - May 14 2013]

Entities: Jockeys' Guild, Jerry D. Bailey, John R. Velazquez, Jockey Club, Kentucky Derby

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"It wasn't necessarily the horse itself or the rider on the horse that caused the problem. It's all the other surroundings" Johnston said

Horsemen, engineers work to rein in safety for horses, riders [Published Individual.com - May 14 2013]

Said Bailey: "I think we're categorized in terms of risk at slightly behind test-fighter pilots."

Jockeys call for increased disability insurance in cases of injury [Published Baltimore Sun - May 14 2013]