38 words and phrases on “Rider emergencies”, in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Dutch, Portuguese (European and Brazilian), Swedish, Polish, Romanian, Danish and Norwegian. This stage is free: every word is here, with its explanation.
the emergency
- 🇫🇷 French
- l'urgence
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- la urgencia
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- l'urgenza
- 🇩🇪 German
- der Notfall
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 緊急 (kinkyū)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 紧急情况 (jǐnjí qíngkuàng)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- حالة طارئة
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- het noodgeval
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- a emergência
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- a emergência
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- nödläget
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- nagły wypadek
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- urgența
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- nødsituationen
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- nødsituasjonen
« An emergency » is the word. « Urgency » exists but means pressingness, not a medical emergency. « It's an emergency » gets a response; « it's urgent » doesn't.
the emergency services
- 🇫🇷 French
- les secours
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- los servicios de emergencia
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- i soccorsi
- 🇩🇪 German
- der Rettungsdienst
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 救急 (kyūkyū)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 急救服务 (jíjiù fúwù)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- خدمات الطوارئ
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- de hulpdiensten
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- o socorro
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- os socorristas
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- räddningstjänsten
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- służby ratunkowe
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- serviciile de urgență
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- redningstjenesten
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- nødetatene
Everyday English says « the paramedics » for the people, « the emergency services » for the institution. Often you name neither: you just say « call 999 ».
the emergency number
- 🇫🇷 French
- le numéro d'urgence
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- el número de emergencias
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- il numero d'emergenza
- 🇩🇪 German
- die Notrufnummer
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 緊急通報番号 (kinkyū tsūhō bangō)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 急救电话 (jíjiù diànhuà)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- رقم الطوارئ
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- het alarmnummer
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- o número de emergência
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- o número de emergência
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- nödnumret
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- numer alarmowy
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- numărul de urgență
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- alarmnummeret
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- nødnummeret
112 works across all of Europe, including the UK and Ireland, from any mobile — with no SIM, locked, out of credit — and it will hop onto another network if yours has no signal. Elsewhere: 999 UK and Ireland, 911 US and Canada, 000 Australia, 119 Japan, 107 Argentina, 998 UAE, 192 Brazil, 10177 South Africa.
to call
- 🇫🇷 French
- appeler
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- llamar
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- chiamare
- 🇩🇪 German
- anrufen
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 呼ぶ (yobu)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 打电话 (dǎ diànhuà)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- الاتصال
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- bellen
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- ligar
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- ligar
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- ringa
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- zadzwonić
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- a suna
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- ringe
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- ringe
British English also says « to ring » — ring an ambulance. German « anrufen » is separable: the « an » goes to the end.
the ambulance
- 🇫🇷 French
- l'ambulance
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- la ambulancia
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- l'ambulanza
- 🇩🇪 German
- der Krankenwagen
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 救急車 (kyūkyūsha)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 救护车 (jiùhùchē)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- سيارة الإسعاف
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- de ambulance
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- a ambulância
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- a ambulância
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- ambulansen
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- karetka
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- ambulanța
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- ambulancen
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- ambulansen
Five of six languages look alike; German goes its own way with « Krankenwagen », the sick people's car. At a show or a big centre, don't ask for an ambulance — ask for the medic on site.
the hospital
- 🇫🇷 French
- l'hôpital
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- el hospital
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- l'ospedale
- 🇩🇪 German
- das Krankenhaus
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 病院 (byōin)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 医院 (yīyuàn)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- المستشفى
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- het ziekenhuis
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- o hospital
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- o hospital
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- sjukhuset
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- szpital
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- spitalul
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- hospitalet
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- sykehuset
Mostly useful for understanding where you're being taken. British English says « to hospital » with no article; American English says « to the hospital ».
the doctor
- 🇫🇷 French
- le médecin
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- el médico
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- il medico
- 🇩🇪 German
- der Arzt
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 医師 (ishi)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 医生 (yīshēng)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- الطبيب
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- de dokter
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- o médico
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- o médico
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- läkaren
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- lekarz
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- medicul
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- lægen
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- legen
At a show, the person you want is « the medic » or « the first-aider ». Asking for « a doctor » may send someone looking for a surgery in town.
help !
- 🇫🇷 French
- à l'aide !
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- ¡ socorro !
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- aiuto !
- 🇩🇪 German
- Hilfe !
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 助けて ! (tasukete)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 救命 (jiùmìng)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- النجدة!
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- help!
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- socorro!
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- socorro!
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- hjälp!
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- pomocy!
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- ajutor!
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- hjælp!
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- hjelp!
The first word, shouted before you explain. Spanish shouts « ¡socorro! », not « ¡ayuda! ». This word is in the equine chapter too.
the address
- 🇫🇷 French
- l'adresse
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- la dirección
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- l'indirizzo
- 🇩🇪 German
- die Adresse
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 住所 (jūsho)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 地址 (dìzhǐ)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- العنوان
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- het adres
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- a morada
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- o endereço
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- adressen
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- adres
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- adresa
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- adressen
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- adressen
The first thing the emergency services ask, before the casualty's condition — without an address they don't set off. Abroad, don't rely on memory: save it in your phone before you ride, or know how to say « I'll send you my location ».
the phone
- 🇫🇷 French
- le téléphone
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- el teléfono
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- il telefono
- 🇩🇪 German
- das Handy
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 携帯電話 (keitai denwa)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 电话 (diànhuà)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- الهاتف
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- de telefoon
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- o telefone
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- o telefone
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- telefonen
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- telefon
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- telefonul
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- telefonen
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- telefonen
German says « das Handy » for a mobile — a false anglicism that means nothing in English. Always ride with your phone ON you, never in the saddle bag: a horse that gets away takes the phone with him.
the first aid kit
- 🇫🇷 French
- la trousse de secours
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- el botiquín
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- la cassetta del pronto soccorso
- 🇩🇪 German
- der Verbandskasten
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 救急箱 (kyūkyūbako)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 急救箱 (jíjiù xiāng)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- حقيبة الإسعافات الأولية
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- de EHBO-doos
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- o estojo de primeiros socorros
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- o kit de primeiros socorros
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- första hjälpen-väskan
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- apteczka
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- trusa de prim ajutor
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- førstehjælpskassen
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- førstehjelpsskrinet
Every yard must have one, and knowing how to ask WHERE IT IS beats knowing what's in it. « First aid kit » is fixed — never « emergency kit ».
the fall
- 🇫🇷 French
- la chute
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- la caída
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- la caduta
- 🇩🇪 German
- der Sturz
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 落馬 (rakuba)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 落马 (luòmǎ)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- السقوط عن الحصان
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- de val
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- a queda
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- a queda
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- fallet
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- upadek
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- căzătura
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- faldet
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- fallet
Japanese has a horse-specific word, 落馬 (rakuba), « falling from a horse », used for nothing else. The other five use the general word.
to come off
- 🇫🇷 French
- tomber de cheval
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- caerse del caballo
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- cadere da cavallo
- 🇩🇪 German
- vom Pferd fallen
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 落馬する (rakuba suru)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 摔下来 (shuāi xiàlai)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- السقوط عن الحصان
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- van het paard vallen
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- cair do cavalo
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- cair do cavalo
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- ramla av hästen
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- spaść z konia
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- a cădea de pe cal
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- falde af hesten
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- falle av hesten
Stable English says « to come off », not « to fall »: she came off at the third fence. « To fall down » is for someone tripping on foot.
concussion
- 🇫🇷 French
- la commotion cérébrale
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- la conmoción cerebral
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- la commozione cerebrale
- 🇩🇪 German
- die Gehirnerschütterung
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 脳震盪 (nōshintō)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 脑震荡 (nǎozhèndàng)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- ارتجاج الدماغ
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- de hersenschudding
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- a concussão cerebral
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- a concussão cerebral
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- hjärnskakningen
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- wstrząśnienie mózgu
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- comoția cerebrală
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- hjernerystelsen
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- hjernerystelsen
The commonest and most underestimated injury. It needs NEITHER loss of consciousness NOR a violent blow: a rider who gets up alone, talks normally and feels fine can be concussed.
WARNING SIGNS AFTER A BLOW TO THE HEAD — loss of consciousness · not remembering the fall · confusion · repeated questions · repeated vomiting · increasing drowsiness · balance problems · double or blurred vision · difficulty speaking or walking · seizure · worsening level of consciousness.
No getting back on that day, and return to riding follows medical advice. « If in doubt, sit them out. »
to be knocked out
- 🇫🇷 French
- perdre connaissance
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- perder el conocimiento
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- perdere conoscenza
- 🇩🇪 German
- das Bewusstsein verlieren
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 意識を失う (ishiki o ushinau)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 失去意识 (shīqù yìshí)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- فقدان الوعي
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- het bewustzijn verliezen
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- perder os sentidos
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- perder a consciência
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- förlora medvetandet
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- stracić przytomność
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- a-și pierde cunoștința
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- miste bevidstheden
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- miste bevisstheten
What triggers the call — even a few seconds, even if the person seems fine afterwards. Everyday English is « knocked out »; « unconscious » is the written word. And the casualty can't tell you: the witness must.
memory loss
- 🇫🇷 French
- la perte de mémoire
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- la pérdida de memoria
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- la perdita di memoria
- 🇩🇪 German
- der Gedächtnisverlust
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 記憶の喪失 (kioku no sōshitsu)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 记忆丧失 (jìyì sàngshī)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- فقدان الذاكرة
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- het geheugenverlies
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- a perda de memória
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- a perda de memória
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- minnesförlusten
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- utrata pamięci
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- pierderea memoriei
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- hukommelsestabet
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- hukommelsestapet
Not the same as being knocked out: you can stay conscious and remember nothing. It's the commonest sign of concussion and the most deceptive — the person feels fine, walks, talks, and has no idea how they got there. In practice you say « she doesn't remember the fall ».
to faint
- 🇫🇷 French
- s'évanouir
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- desmayarse
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- svenire
- 🇩🇪 German
- ohnmächtig werden
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 気を失う (ki o ushinau)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 晕倒 (yūndǎo)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- الإغماء
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- flauwvallen
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- desmaiar
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- desmaiar
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- svimma
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- zemdleć
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- a leșina
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- besvime
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- besvime
Different from being knocked out: fainting can come from pain, heat or the sight of blood, with no trauma. « To pass out » is the more colloquial and commoner spoken form.
a broken bone
- 🇫🇷 French
- la fracture
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- la fractura
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- la frattura
- 🇩🇪 German
- der Bruch
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 骨折 (kossetsu)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 骨折 (gǔzhé)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- كسر
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- de breuk
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- a fratura
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- a fratura
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- benbrottet
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- złamanie
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- fractura
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- knoglebruddet
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- bruddet
Everyday English says « a broken bone » or « I've broken my arm »: « a fracture » is the doctor's word. At the scene you do not diagnose — you describe what you see: a deformed limb, severe pain, unable to bear weight. Don't force the movement, and wait for medical assessment. « I think her arm's broken » is the right phrasing, never a certainty.
a sprain
- 🇫🇷 French
- l'entorse
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- el esguince
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- la distorsione
- 🇩🇪 German
- die Verstauchung
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 捻挫 (nenza)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 扭伤 (niǔshāng)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- التواء
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- de verstuiking
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- a entorse
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- a entorse
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- stukningen
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- skręcenie
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- entorsa
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- forstuvningen
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- forstuingen
The classic injury from a foot caught in the stirrup, and often taken for a break at the time: it swells, it won't bear weight, and you can't tell without an X-ray. No two of the six languages look alike.
the pain
- 🇫🇷 French
- la douleur
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- el dolor
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- il dolore
- 🇩🇪 German
- der Schmerz
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 痛み (itami)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 疼痛 (téngtòng)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- الألم
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- de pijn
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- a dor
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- a dor
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- smärtan
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- ból
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- durerea
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- smerten
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- smerten
« It hurts » is far commoner than « I have pain »: my neck hurts, it hurts when I breathe. The noun is for the doctor, the verb for the casualty.
the blood
- 🇫🇷 French
- le sang
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- la sangre
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- il sangue
- 🇩🇪 German
- das Blut
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 血 (chi)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 血 (xiě)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- الدم
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- het bloed
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- o sangue
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- o sangue
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- blodet
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- krew
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- sângele
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- blodet
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- blodet
This word is in both emergency chapters. English « blood » rhymes with « mud », not with « food ».
the wound
- 🇫🇷 French
- la plaie
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- la herida
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- la ferita
- 🇩🇪 German
- die Wunde
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 傷 (kizu)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 伤口 (shāngkǒu)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- الجرح
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- de wond
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- a ferida
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- o ferimento
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- såret
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- rana
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- rana
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- såret
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- såret
On a person, everyday English says « a cut » more often than « a wound », which sounds grave or military: « she's got a nasty cut on her head ».
stitches
- 🇫🇷 French
- les points de suture
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- los puntos de sutura
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- i punti di sutura
- 🇩🇪 German
- die Stiche
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 縫合 (hōgō)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 缝针 (féngzhēn)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- الغرز الجراحية
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- de hechtingen
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- os pontos
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- os pontos
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- stygnen
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- szwy
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- copcile
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- stingene
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- stingene
This word is in the equine chapter too — a wound is described the same way on a person and on a horse. « Stitches » in everyday English; « sutures » is the surgeon's word.
the neck
- 🇫🇷 French
- la nuque
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- la nuca
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- la nuca
- 🇩🇪 German
- der Nacken
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 首の後ろ (kubi no ushiro)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 后颈 (hòujǐng)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- مؤخرة الرقبة
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- de nek
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- a nuca
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- a nuca
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- nacken
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- kark
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- ceafa
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- nakken
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- nakken
The area that decides whether you move someone. Neck pain after a fall means don't move them at all and wait for help. English has one word for both cou and nuque: « my neck hurts » is enough.
the back
- 🇫🇷 French
- le dos
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- la espalda
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- la schiena
- 🇩🇪 German
- der Rücken
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 背中 (senaka)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 背部 (bèibù)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- الظهر
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- de rug
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- o dorso
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- o dorso
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- ryggen
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- grzbiet
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- spatele
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- ryggen
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- ryggen
Like the neck: back pain after a fall means don't sit them up. Leave them exactly where they are, keep them warm, and wait. The instinct to « sit them up so they're comfier » is what worsens spinal injuries.
to breathe
- 🇫🇷 French
- respirer
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- respirar
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- respirare
- 🇩🇪 German
- atmen
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 呼吸する (kokyū suru)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 呼吸 (hūxī)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- يتنفس
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- ademen
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- respirar
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- respirar
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- andas
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- oddychać
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- a respira
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- trække vejret
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- puste
The first thing you check, before any question. Pronunciation trap: the verb « breathe » ends in a z sound, the noun « breath » in an s.
don't move
- 🇫🇷 French
- ne pas bouger
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- no moverse
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- non muoversi
- 🇩🇪 German
- sich nicht bewegen
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 動かない (ugokanai)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 不要动 (búyào dòng)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- لا تتحركي
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- niet bewegen
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- não se mexer
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- não se mexer
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- inte röra sig
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- nie ruszać się
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- a nu te mișca
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- ikke bevæge sig
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- ikke bevege seg
The most important instruction here, and it goes against every instinct: someone who's just fallen wants to get up to show they're fine. Never sit up or stand up anyone with neck or back pain. And never ask them to test their movements: moving a limb to see whether it works is exactly what not to do. Ask about sensation instead — tingling, numbness — and wait for the paramedics, unless there is immediate danger.
don't take the hat off
- 🇫🇷 French
- ne pas retirer la bombe
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- no quitar el casco
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- non togliere il cap
- 🇩🇪 German
- die Kappe nicht abnehmen
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- ヘルメットを外さない (herumetto o hazusanai)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 不要摘头盔 (búyào zhāi tóukuī)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- لا تنزعي الخوذة
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- de cap niet afzetten
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- não tirar o toque
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- não tirar o capacete
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- inte ta av hjälmen
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- nie zdejmować kasku
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- a nu scoate casca
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- ikke tage hjelmen af
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- ikke ta av hjelmen
The instruction people forget, and the most dangerous to ignore. After a fall with a suspected head or neck injury, don't remove the riding hat unnecessarily and avoid moving the head or neck — that one movement can do the damage. Leave it in place while waiting for help if the casualty is breathing normally. If the airway is compromised or the casualty is not breathing normally, airway and breathing take priority. After a significant impact, the hat should be checked and usually replaced according to the manufacturer's guidance.
not to get back on
- 🇫🇷 French
- ne pas remonter
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- no volver a montar
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- non rimontare
- 🇩🇪 German
- nicht wieder aufsteigen
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 再騎乗しない (saikijō shinai)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 不要再上马 (búyào zài shàngmǎ)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- لا تعودي إلى الركوب اليوم
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- niet meer opstijgen
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- não voltar a montar
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- não montar de novo
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- inte sitta upp igen
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- nie wsiadać z powrotem na konia
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- a nu urca din nou în șa
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- ikke stige op igen
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- ikke sette seg opp igjen
Against the tradition, deliberately. « You should always get back on » is true for confidence, false after a blow to the head. Every federation now applies the same rule: suspected concussion means no riding that day, and no return without medical clearance.
to stay calm
- 🇫🇷 French
- rester calme
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- mantener la calma
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- restare calmi
- 🇩🇪 German
- ruhig bleiben
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 落ち着く (ochitsuku)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 保持冷静 (bǎochí lěngjìng)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- ابقي هادئة
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- kalm blijven
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- manter a calma
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- ficar calmo
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- hålla sig lugn
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- zachować spokój
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- a rămâne calm
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- bevare roen
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- holde seg rolig
« Calm » has a silent L: « kam ». And it's for the bystanders as much as the casualty — a panicking crowd stops help getting through and frightens the horse.
to stand back
- 🇫🇷 French
- reculer
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- echarse atrás
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- farsi indietro
- 🇩🇪 German
- zurücktreten
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 下がる (sagaru)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 退后 (tuìhòu)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- تراجعوا
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- achteruitgaan
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- afastar-se
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- afastar-se
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- hålla avstånd
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- odsunąć się
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- a se da înapoi
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- træde tilbage
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- trekke seg unna
« Stand back », never « go back ». Giving the reason is what makes people move: « stand back » can be argued with, « give her space so she can breathe » cannot.
are you all right ?
- 🇫🇷 French
- est-ce que ça va ?
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- ¿ estás bien ?
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- tutto bene ?
- 🇩🇪 German
- alles in Ordnung ?
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 大丈夫ですか (daijōbu desu ka)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 你没事吧？ (nǐ méishì ba?)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- هل أنت بخير؟
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- gaat het?
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- estás bem?
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- está tudo bem?
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- är du okej?
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- wszystko w porządku?
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- ești bine?
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- er du okay?
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- går det bra?
The question that tells you nothing — everyone says yes. Its only use is to check the person TALKS: a full-sentence answer proves they're breathing and conscious. The real assessment starts after.
the danger
- 🇫🇷 French
- le danger
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- el peligro
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- il pericolo
- 🇩🇪 German
- die Gefahr
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 危険 (kiken)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 危险 (wēixiǎn)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- الخطر
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- het gevaar
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- o perigo
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- o perigo
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- faran
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- niebezpieczeństwo
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- pericolul
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- faren
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- faren
The first rule of first aid: make it safe before you treat. In a riding accident the danger is the horse still there, traffic if you're out, and the other horses in the group. Don't kneel over a casualty with a loose horse beside you.
to go over his shoulder
- 🇫🇷 French
- passer par-dessus l'épaule
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- salir por encima del hombro
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- passare sopra la spalla
- 🇩🇪 German
- über die Schulter abgehen
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 肩越しに前へ落ちる (katagoshi ni mae e ochiru)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 从 马肩 上方 摔出去 (cóng mǎjiān shàngfāng shuāi chūqù)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- السقوط من فوق كتف الحصان
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- over de schouder gaan
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- passar por cima do ombro
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- passar por cima do ombro
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- åka av över bogen
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- spaść przez łopatkę
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- a zbura peste umărul calului
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- ryge over skulderen
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- gå over skulderen
The commonest fall and often the least serious: the horse stops or refuses and the rider carries on alone. It's the first question the paramedics ask — the mechanism suggests the severity before any examination.
the horse came down on her
- 🇫🇷 French
- le cheval est tombé sur elle
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- el caballo cayó sobre ella
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- il cavallo le è caduto addosso
- 🇩🇪 German
- das Pferd ist auf sie gestürzt
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 馬が上に倒れてきた (uma ga ue ni taorete kita)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 马 压在 她 身上 (mǎ yā zài tā shēnshang)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- سقط الحصان فوقها
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- het paard is op haar gevallen
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- o cavalo caiu-lhe em cima
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- o cavalo caiu em cima dela
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- hästen föll över henne
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- koń upadł na nią
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- calul a căzut peste ea
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- hesten faldt oven på hende
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- hesten falt over henne
The most serious mechanism, and the one that changes everything: half a tonne on a chest or a pelvis is life-threatening even if the person is talking. Say it immediately on the phone — they send different resources.
the yard manager
- 🇫🇷 French
- le responsable de l'écurie
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- el responsable de la cuadra
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- il responsabile della scuderia
- 🇩🇪 German
- der Stallleiter
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 厩舎の責任者 (kyūsha no sekininsha)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 马厩负责人 (mǎjiù fùzérén)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- المسؤول عن الإسطبل
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- de stalmanager
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- o responsável da cavalariça
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- o responsável pela hípica
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- stallchefen
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- kierownik stajni
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- responsabilul grajdului
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- staldlederen
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- stallsjefen
The first person to find, before you even call: they know the exact address, the access route for an ambulance, where the kit is, and often the rider's history.
to catch the horse
- 🇫🇷 French
- récupérer le cheval
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- coger el caballo
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- riprendere il cavallo
- 🇩🇪 German
- das Pferd einfangen
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 馬を捕まえる (uma o tsukamaeru)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 牵住它 (qiānzhù tā)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- الإمساك بالحصان
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- houd hem vast
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- segura-o
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- segure ele
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- håll honom
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- trzymaj go
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- ține-l
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- hold ham
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- hold ham
The thing everyone forgets: all eyes are on the rider while the horse leaves, reins dangling, often frightened. English says « to catch », never « to take ». It isn't kindness to the horse: it's removing the danger.
after a fall
- 🇫🇷 French
- après une chute
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- después de una caída
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- dopo una caduta
- 🇩🇪 German
- nach einem Sturz
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 落馬のあと (rakuba no ato)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 落马 之后 (luòmǎ zhīhòu)
- 🇸🇦 Arabic
- بعد السقوط
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- na een val
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- depois de uma queda
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
- depois de uma queda
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- efter ett fall
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- po upadku
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- după o căzătură
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- efter et fald
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- etter et fall
The sequence to know by heart: protect · check response · check breathing · don't move · call for help · keep monitoring.
1. Make the area safe: loose horse, other horses, traffic, obstacles.
2. Check whether the person responds.
3. Check whether they are breathing normally.
4. If a back or neck injury is suspected, don't move them unnecessarily and don't ask them to test their movements.
5. Don't remove the riding hat unnecessarily if they are breathing normally and a head or neck injury is possible.
6. If they are not breathing normally, airway and breathing take priority: follow the instructions of the emergency services, and only perform resuscitation if you are trained.
7. Call 999 or 112 in the UK.
8. Keep checking breathing and level of response until help arrives.
9. After a blow to the head with suspected concussion: no getting back on that day.
10. Suspected broken bone: don't test the limb and don't force the movement.