Wow, she musta really "Impaled" the earth, eh?
Posted on 08/16/2005 2:41:34 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
Madonna leaves hospital after fall Madonna's spokeswoman, Barbara Charone, earlier said the songstress had broken her collar bone and a hand, and cracked three ribs, but her condition was not serious. "Madonna fell off a new horse she was riding late this afternoon at Ashcombe House, her country house outside London," Charone said. The songstress was marking her birthday with her two children, Lourdes, eight, and five-year-old Rocco, as well as her film director husband Guy Ritchie, at their sprawling 1200-acre country estate in Wiltshire, southwest England, when the accident happened.
But one orthopaedic surgeon, Leela Biant, said Madonna's fitness would help her to make a full recovery, noting that this should take about three months. "You don't treat broken ribs, they heal by themselves," Dr Biant said. "The fact that Madonna is very fit and healthy will help her recovery and because she does a lot of yoga she will be used to deep breathing," she said. Dr Biant said, however, that the Material Girl would find it painful to sing during the first couple of weeks. Madonna has reinvented herself as an English country wife since meeting Ritchie, a celebrated director in his own right with movies such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
AMERICAN pop diva Madonna was today discharged from hospital where she had been treated for injuries suffered in a horse riding accident in southwest England, a hospital spokeswoman said.
The singer had been taken to Salisbury District Hospital in Wiltshire after falling off her horse while celebrating her 47th birthday.
Anyone who's never fallen from a horse hasn't been doing it very long.
If that's so, it probably speaks more to the changing nature of 'what's news' than anything about the dangers of riding, then or now.
Now, put me in a hunter show and I'll cheerfully ride in the 3'6" Working Hunter class without turning a hair . . . but jumping timber and stone walls that DON'T fall down when you hit them while riding against time is a WHOLE 'nother story.
As for getting thrown or bucked, I reserve that honor for when the horse was deliberately trying to unseat me. Anything else is my fault, and I FELL off. I've only been thrown a couple of times in my life, the rest of the stuff was my own fault . . . and I lost count years ago. (It hurts more these days though.)
I guess she won't be putting anymore quarters in that horse.
Hey, Hair of the Dog ... I don't understand any of your comments. It's like back in school when I flunked Shakespeare.
You have to be a little kinder than that to beginners . . . we wuz all beginners once (even if it was a long time ago. < g > )
she fell off a whorse?
And if you are pushing the envelope, you will fall off.
How can I help thee?
All I gotta say is "Thank you,Mr. Ed! You made my day!"
Wow, she musta really "Impaled" the earth, eh?
Now you're sounding less like Shakespeare and more like old lady fry who will never die ... she'll live forever. (She was my Shakespeare teacher ... she wore a wig that kept going sideways)
If she was wearing that at the time, yes ;~D
Does that mean the conversation is making more or less sense?
what's that saying about "you and the horse you rode in on?"
I didn't suck this ride:), I stayed on, it was glorious. I came out of the woods into a clearing and there was a beautiful rainbow across the sky:)
Becky
Always the mark of a good day.
I came out of the woods into a clearing and there was a beautiful rainbow across the sky:)
Even better! How marvelous!
I agree with you. Those ribs will take at least a year to mend. It's not just the ribs but also the tissue surrounding them will have to heal.
I fell off a roof onto the sidewalk. My fall was slowed by hitting a support beam on the way down. I didn't break any bones and I had to hold myself together for a year. Two years afterwards, I did something while driving and I tore some of the old injury. That took another week to heal.
From what I heard she was bucked off. I imagine she was doing the "gallop through the countryside" thing. Very British. Very stupid for a new rider.
I try to look at all the really bad accidents and have concluded that most that I hear about seem to happen outside the arena, on trails. I try to stay in the arena (which is easier being an English rider) and always anticipate that my horse can spook, stop short or do any number of things that can cause me to be "ejected." I try to look at every ride from the point of view of the horse. Why would they want to have me on them? It's a hot day, they'd rather eat, stand around whatever. I mention this because when you get really in tune with your horse you're less likely to get thrown because you're anticipating what's going on from their perspective. It's not always as free spirited a ride but it's a darn site better than ending up like Christopher Reeves.
Anyway, I thought I'd share that because anyone who has any tips to avert a tragedy might want to share them. I also have seen many videos of Christopher Reeve's riding and I'm sorry to say he was a terrible rider. He was very stiff and you could tell that if he fell he was going to hit like a rock. Always check your reins and stirrups. Be aware of the reins in your hands and keep your stirrups on the balls of your feet so that if you have to you can quickly dismount.
I just thought I'd share my observations because as you get older, the more aware you are of what can happen &, hopefully, the less likely you are to become a statistic. JMH2cents.
mindspy, I just read your post after I posted mine. I saw the exact same thing.
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