Posted on 08/16/2005 9:39:48 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
NEW YORK - Madonna's 47th birthday celebration was marred Tuesday when she suffered several broken bones in a horse riding accident at her country home outside London, her publicist told The Associated Press.
The superstar was treated and released from a hospital after sustaining three cracked ribs, a broken collarbone and a broken hand, according to Liz Rosenberg, her spokeswoman based in New York.
Madonna's husband, director Guy Ritchie, took her to the hospital, Rosenberg said.
The accident occurred Tuesday at Ashcombe house, the couple's 1,354-acre estate about 100 miles southwest of London.
Madonna and an assistant were riding when Madonna, on a horse she wasn't accustomed to riding, took a tumble. Her children, Rocco and Lourdes, were at the home but weren't with her at the time, Rosenberg said.
"The whole family was out in the country, celebrating her birthday," Rosenberg said.
Rosenberg said she didn't know if Madonna was returning to her Ashcombe estate after her release from the hospital.
Horseback riding has been a relatively recent hobby for the star.
"I think she had been riding for about four or five months," Rosenberg told the AP. "She's spent a lot of time riding when she was out in the country."
Madonna latest album is scheduled for release in November. When asked if the mishap would affect the singer's plans to promote the album, Rosenberg quipped: "She's walking and talking. I don't know if she's going to be hanging from a disco ball anytime soon."
But she never played in any Superman movies?
Is the horse OK?
Wonder what they were doing for entertainment since she doesn't allow them to corrupt their minds by watching TV. Wait'll they get a load of her 'Sex' book.
LOL! Maybe she was doing more than just "riding"....taking a cue from the Swedes more like it if you get my drift.
lol!
I guess the london lifestyle doesn't agree with Madonna.
I don't wish anything bad on Madonna but is the horse alright ?
Like I care.
What part of the horse was she riding?
Catherine the Great wannabe?
Did this happen at the ranch in Enumcalw Washington?
Heh!
Pray for W and our Freedom Fighters
Do you think she belongs to that chat room bunch that went to that ranch in Washington state and did bad things to good animals? Prayers for the horse.
didn't she say she wanted to play Catherine the Great in a movie?
I'll bet those are some brittle bones she has too. She looks very old and dried out....
Mouthwash wouldn't kill the germs transmitted by Madonna.
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