Paris Hilton thrown from horse in Florida

CNN via Reuters ^ | 03204 | CNN

[Charles Henrickson]

"The horse, it like threw me . . . and I was, like, down on the ground,
and I'm like, 'This is so not happening!' And then he like kicked me in
the stomach . . . and I'm like totally in pain! And then they take me to
this gross hospital, and I've got like this huge bruise on my stomach. . . .
And now how am I supposed to wear anything that shows my midriff?
Why is this happening to me?!"

[AnAmericanMother]

Did Christopher Reeves get the same treatment after his fall?

Since he was competing in three-day eventing, which is pretty on-the-edge stuff and VERY dangerous (everybody wears a flak vest in addition to the ASTM helmet), yeah, there was emergency equipment standing by and he got the same treatment everyone else did. I don't recall if they actually had LifeFlight standing by, but since it was a major circuit event I presume that they did. When I volunteered at the '96 Olympics Three-Day in Atlanta, they had a chopper there waiting.

I have done three-day, but I just jump in the "Amoeba" or "Tadpole" class and do the little itty bitty jumps. They're still quite solid though, and you and your horse WILL go down if you hit them.

[Never2baCrat]

Are we sure it was a REAL horse and not John F'n Kerry?

[Malesherbes]

"I don't fall. It was the snow. No, it was that SOB who tripped me."

Sorry, wrong thread.

[HighWheeler]

When I was 13 and taking horsmanship lessons, I had an instructor get mad at the horse I was riding (named Cary) who was acting up a bit. He took the horse, got on and decided to go midevil on his ass, and started whipping it with the reins and screaming at it from on top.

The horse very methodically decided to bolt forward into a run, the instructor grabbed hold and got even madder. The horse accelerated to full speed, then jammed on the brakes and bowed very low down front. The instructor went sailing over the horse head first with his hands out front about 15 feet into some muck.

That horse stood looking over him in utter defiance.

We students were doing everything to keep from laughing to death, but it wasn't working to well. The instructor had a whole new respect for that horse.

[Archangelsk]

Look at all those sycophant media whores shoving their microphones up to "the poor baby." I also notice that FOX doesn't miss a beat as they are up front and center in this pic.

Disgusting.

[workerbee]

So Paris Hilton has finally met a stud she couldn't ride.

[Charles Henrickson]

You know, she wasn't just thrown, she was kicked! Kicked in the stomach! Here's the latest from the AP on this story America is following:

TAMPA, Fla. -- A hospital spokeswoman says hotel heiress Paris Hilton is "going to be pretty sore" for the next couple of days.

The socialite-turned-reality-show-star has been released from a Tampa, Fla., hospital where she was treated after being thrown from a horse during the taping of "The Simple Life Two."

St. Joseph's Hospital spokeswoman Lisa Patterson says among other things, Hilton was kicked in the stomach and is "moving around and talking, but in a lot of pain."

[MaryFromMichigan]

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[HighWheeler]

Looks like she's disappointed. Probably thought she was about to do another Internet movie with 5 guys this time.

[Charles Henrickson]

Paris the Heiress sat on a colt,
Paris the Heiress had a great jolt.
Fallen, kicked horseless,
And flat on her back--
Next up for Paris: "When Animals Attack!"

[AnAmericanMother]

Silly mistake. If you whip the horse with the ends of the reins you have no control.

I've never had to "go medieval" on a horse (as a general rule I believe in guile and bribery rather than brute force) but you don't want to do it from on his back - for heaven's sake put him on a longe line! But if a horse bolts, you simply take one rein and pull his head to your foot. His neck muscles aren't strong enough to resist a lateral pull. He can't run, he can't buck, about all he can do is fall down (take your feet out of the stirrups.)

I've come off plenty of times though when a horse stopped suddenly and unexpectedly. Since I started riding with a much deeper seat and longer stirrups, it happens a lot less frequently though. 3-day riders generally ride with longer stirrups than the hunter jumper types (which is what I used to be.)

I have noticed that male riders are a lot quicker to resort to brute force than female ones. I wish I could attribute that to silly macho males and clever females, but it's just because we're so much smaller and not as strong as guys. But age and guile will always triumph over youth and enthusiasm.

[MaryFromMichigan]

LOL! :)

[Charles Henrickson]

Obviously the horse was bothered by the burning sensation generated on its back. . . .

Parisites?

[AnAmericanMother]

Nah, she wasn't "kicked" in the stomach, either.

My good hunting crop to a load of equine fertilizer says when she hit the ground she started screaming and sprawling all over creation, and the horse just couldn't avoid stepping on her.

Horses will do just about anything short of falling down to avoid stepping on a human (we apparently are squishy and unpleasant to their feet.) But if you don't roll when you hit and curl up in a nice little ball, sometimes they just can't help it.

Stepping on your feet while you're grooming them is an ENTIRELY different matter. They do that on purpose.

[AnAmericanMother]

OMG! LOL!

That is one of the funniest things I've read in awhile.

Medic! Some blue unction for this horse stat!

[ArmstedFragg]

"Whenever you're dealing with talent, you always want to be extra careful,"

... "and we figured we'd apply the same rule to Paris".

Wise words, those. Being careful around talent is one of the keys to survival in Hollyweird.

[MaryFromMichigan]

Oh, that's bad! :)

[bravo whiskey]

i've never been thrown from a hourse. john kerry

[bravo whiskey]

i've never mispelled a word. john kerry (see above)