FES horseback riding
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Sep 15, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Sep 15, 2013the latest report was made
- Sep 15, 2013the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- FES
- Maker
- Schneider Saddlery Co, IncMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Horseback ridingThe activity, its clothing or equipmentCPSC’s product type: Horseback Riding (Activity, Apparel or Equipment) (code 1239), in Sports and Recreation: Other
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| September 2013 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Emergency room Made Sep 15, 2013, sent to the company Sep 23, 2013, published by CPSC Oct 23, 2013
The product, in the report: This is an equestrian tack product. A metal bit goes in a horses mouth for control when riding.
I purchased the FES Wide Barrel Curved Egg butt Snaffle from sstack.com. It arrived in the mail last week and I used it for the first time on Thursday 9/12 for a brief flat on my horse with no incident. I used it again the next morning in a lesson with my trainer. I was in a nice controlled 20m canter when I felt slack in my reins. I was confused at first to see the bit hanging out of my horses mouth. Then I realized that it was hanging in two pieces on either side of his head banging him on the head with every stride. He took off at a panicked gallop and I had no control. I do not recall separating from my horse but I ended up in an ambulance on my way to the ER. I am very fortunate to be at home recovering from a concussion with loc and a bruised sacrum. The concussion is not a fun recovery but it could have been much worse. The bit was brand new and should not have come apart. This was clearly a defective bit and the defect could have resulted in a tragic ending.
- Model
- #23562 item number at sstack.com
- Bought from
- sstack.com
- Bought
- Sep 5, 2013
- Where
- St. Helena, South Carolina: Farm/
Ranch - Who was involved
- Age 44, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand FES, made or sold by Schneider Saddlery Co, Inc
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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