Talk:Rotational falls

This is a talk page for the article Rotational Falls in Eventing Watercolours1707 (talk) 01:00, 6 February 2020 (UTC)

Editor advice prior to publication
Per your request at my talkpage, I am going to make some edits and suggestions. Revert whatever your don’t like and we can discuss. You’re off to a great start, and the topic is quite import, so I’m glad you are doing it. So, next:

First off, realize that a Wikipedia article is not a term paper, so some general content is better addressed by adding wikilinks, and that’s what I will do for you here. Second, I am going to chop the whole “what is eventing” section because we already have an article about eventing...though it isn’t a great article and if you wanted to improve it with some of your material here, that’s worth considering. Third, I would suggest retitling the article simply “Rotational falls,” and focus on that. Even though it’s primarily an issue in eventing, it is a safety and medical concern in any equestrian discipline where such a fall can occur. Montanabw (talk) 01:05, 6 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much for your suggestions User talk:Montanabw - I like all three (as you can see I have already changed the heading of the article). I am planning still to include information on a couple of specific cases in which fatalities occurred and then I was also going to do research to add a section discussing the changes which have occurred over time to increase the safety of cross country to prevent rotational falls. Do you have any other suggestions or feedback? Are you personally able to approve and publish this article or is that capacity reserved for a certain group of Wikipedia Editors? Thank you again and in advance! Watercolours1707 (talk) 01:22, 6 February 2020 (UTC)


 * I’m all done for now. Between my above comments and what you will see I changed, I hope all is clear. If I misstated anything, just fix it. 😎 I’m looking forward to seeing your additions before commenting further on content. I have the authority to approve new pages and move them to mainspace, and will be glad to do so. I commented at your talkpage what to do when you think its ready.   Montanabw (talk) 01:40, 6 February 2020 (UTC)

I went ahead and moved the article to main space. It still would benefit from some additional work, but it’s over the threshold for notability, adequately covering the topic, and meeting WP style. I’d like to see you add some info on how the FEI changed their rules, how they now require at least some fences to have breakaway components, how horses who have had a rotational fall might be restricted from future competition, and so on. Also, curious if there are stats on horse fatalities from these falls, particularly in comparison to rider falls. If you want to add more stuff, that’s what might be of interest. You might also want to consider submitting the article at Did you know?. You have five days to do so, and I know that DYK reviewers may ask you to make additional quality improvements, but I wanted to give you a heads up about the possibility. Montanabw (talk) 02:39, 6 February 2020 (UTC)