OK so sorry not a nice subject but have been discussing this elsewhere in the form of trying to decipher the reasons there seems to be an increase in accidents in eventing.

Some points raised were.

1, Horses are over trained. This is resulting in Horses listening to their rider and should rider error occur the Horse does not/cannot sort him/herself out. The rider is followed blindly.

2, The higher level of required in each phase then previously is resulting in Horses physically struggling. As in looking at a dressage Horse they have different muscling than say a showjumper.

3, Is there really a trend in XC courses from containing 'rider frighteners' that are technically straightforward to technically tricky fences that look more straightforward?.

4, Simple rider error. There are a lot of falls at simpler fences. Are riders taking a breather because it's an easier fence and not giving it enough?.

5, Time. Are challenging optimum times pushing combinations too fast?

6, There is no higher frequency in incidents in terms of percentage there is just greater reporting and more people participating.