ICHSWJ

Replays from the International Conference for the Health, Safety and Welfare of Jockeys (ICHSWJ) are now available on YouTube. They can be found on the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) YouTube channel. The Performance Medicine in Racing-themed conference was held on December 11-12 in Hong Kong. The two-day conference took an applied, evidence-based approach featuring presentations and panel discussions with leading experts in the field. The 2025 ICHSWJ was organised by the Jockeys Health and Wellbeing Committee of the IFHA and proudly supported by The Hong Kong Jockey Club...

The 2025 International Conference for the Health, Safety and Welfare of Jockeys (ICHSWJ) was held in Hong Kong on December 11-12. Themed Performance Medicine in Racing - Developing and Protecting the Jockey, the conference took an applied, evidence-based approach, featuring presentations and panel discussions with leading experts in the field. "This conference represents one of the most important conversations taking place within the racing industry today," said Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, chair of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA). "For too long, jockey safety and wellbeing have been discussed with admiration...

The 2025 International Conference for the Health, Safety and Welfare of Jockeys (ICHSWJ) will get underway in Hong Kong on Thursday, December 11. Themed Performance Medicine in Racing - Developing and Protecting the Jockey, the two-day conference will offer a variety of presentations and panel discussions involving leading experts in the field. The conference will feature 13 sessions altogether, as well as addresses from Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, chair of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA); Andrew Harding, executive director of the IFHA; and Darragh O'Loughlin, chief executive officer of the...

The International Conference for the Health, Safety and Welfare of Jockeys (ICHSWJ) will take place in Hong Kong on Dec. 11-12. The conference, which is being organised by the Jockeys Health and Wellbeing Committee (JHWC) of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA), and is proudly supported by The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC), will take place between the International Jockeys' Championship (IJC) and the Longines Hong Kong International Races (HKIR). "Jockey health, safety and welfare are all non-negotiable aspects of our sport," said JHWC chair Darragh O'Loughlin. "This year's...

The PowerPoint presentations and video replay from the 57th International Conference of Horseracing Authorities, organized by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, held earlier this month at Saint-Cloud Racecourse in France, can now be found at the IFHA website. Additionally, the replay of the International Conference for the Health, Safety and Welfare of Jockeys (ICHSWJ) is also available on the IFHA website. The Conference was chaired by Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges and focused on safeguarding equine welfare and exploring shifts in societal expectations, as well as the racing industry's response around the...

The first edition of the International Conference for the Health, Safety and Welfare of Jockeys (ICHSWJ) since the Covid-19 pandemic began was held at Auteuil Racecourse in Paris on Thursday, Sept. 28. Topics of the conference featured presentations and panels on concussions, spinal injuries, and mental health and psychological fitness before concluding with recently retired third-generation jockey Tom Scudamore providing his reflections on the conference. Tom Stanley served as moderator. The conference began with a presentation on management of concussion by Dr. Jerry Hill, Chief Medical Adviser, British Horseracing Authority...

The International Conference for the Health, Safety and Welfare of Jockeys (ICHSWJ) returns this year after a Covid-19 pandemic-related hiatus and will be held on Thursday, Sept. 28 at Auteuil Racecourse in Paris. It will be held in conjunction with the 57th International Conference of Horseracing Authorities during the week before the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Following three panel discussions involving riders' mental health and psychological fitness, the prevention of spinal injuries in jockeys, and how the sport can provide consistency in concussion management across racing jurisdictions to...