"So she fell off. Riders fall off their horses all the time. They are one of the most common reasons for the launch of air ambulances, despite riding being a fairly minority sport."
indeed the lincs and notts air ambulance apparenlty now attends more horse riding accidents than motorbike accidents!
the Woman bleating on lincs FM a couple of weeks ago also complained that falling off a horse really hurts as well
Frankly if an individual not prepared to take the consequences off falling off a horse they've no business getting on one in the first place