Nebraska Gov Pillen minor lacerations to his spleen and kidney, seven broken ribs, a partially collapsed lung resulting

[Demovictory9]

https://abcnews.go.com/US/nebraska-gov-jim-pillen-hospitalized-after-bucked-off/story?id=117040110

The governor was thrown from a new horse, his office said. His injuries included "minor lacerations to his spleen and kidney, seven broken ribs, a partially collapsed lung resulting from the rib damage, and a minor fracture in one of his vertebrae," his office said in an update on Monday.

"In summary, the Governor's injuries were serious but not life-threatening and could have been much worse," the statement added.

[elleng]

1. OUCH!!!

Just saw DeLovely, wherein Cole Porter suffered serious leg injuries due to horse-riding accident; endured many surgeries, and lost leg.

[RandySF]

2. What a shame.

[LisaL]

3. Someone I knew actually died

in a horse riding accident.

[Ping Tung]

13. My greandfather broke horses for the Canadian army. He got on the wrong horse and died from the injuries.

He had been in the British army in a Calvary brigade. He and my grandmother and their kids (including my mother) immigrated to Canada in the 20s. So, he wasn't in the Canadian army and they owed him nothing but to told him to get a doctor somewhere and sent him away.

[2naSalit]

4. Yikes!

I have never been thrown by a horse but a couple friends have and they were lucky to have only one or two broken bones and nothing as serious as that.

Hope he is able to recover well.

[mopinko]

6. when i was young i liked to ride. took getting tossed 1 time to get over that.

a very tall horse abruptly decided it was time to return to the barn.
that was enough. my sister, tho, still rides in her 60’s even after a fractured vertebrae from a fall.

[2naSalit]

9. Out here...

In Montana, they're some tough old gals in their 70s and 80s, whom I know personally, who still ride and sling their own saddles. Hell, I couldn't even heft a saddle these days... a big pile of leather.

I love to ride but don't have much opportunity these days... pushing 70 myself. If I had to do all the tending and whatnot, I wouldn't be able to handle it.

[CTyankee]

15. It happened to me once. Luckily, I landed on some soft grass and wasn't as much hurt as embarrassed.

I just got back on the horse and continued my ride. I think the mare was just feeling like showing me who was boss. She was fine after that...

[UpInArms]

5. Oof

That was a bad “throw”

I hope he recovers completely

[Prairie Gates]

7. He's damn near 70 on a horse?

Too many episodes of Yellowstone.

[Ligyron]

8. Did the damn horse step on him or something?

I’ve been thrown off a couple times riding bareback. Amazingly enough, not on the jump course which I actually survived in one piece.

I was a kid though, weighed far less than an adult and was very flexible as most kids are compared to grown ups. But I remember one girl dying after the horse fell on her.

This thread brings to mind Christopher Reeves…

[Swede]

10. The very first horse I climbed up bucked me off.

It was also the last horse I ever climbed on.

[GoodRaisin]

18. Same here.

The cowboys can keep the horses.

[maxsolomon]

11. OK.

Is it going to make him question being a Republican asshole? No?

[Takket]

12. i rode a horse one time.....

as a kid. VERY docile and gentle horse, being led the whole time by the owner of the horse. That was ENOUGH for me. I hated being that high up, and acutely aware how far down it was to the grown if i were to fall. I never rode a horse again.

[Ping Tung]

14. How's the horse?

[TheFarseer]

16. He's the worst governor we've ever had

And it’s not even close. Even the horse said, “Get this asshole off of me!”

[Maru Kitteh]

17. Tots & pears.