Madonna had a horse-riding accident Saturday in Hamptons, New York. The Material Girl star fell off from a startled horse while horseback riding on New York's Long Island where she was visiting friend and famed photographer Steven Klein.
The 50-year-old suffered minor injuries and bruises after the tumble. She was taken to the Southampton Hospital and released soon.
"The accident occurred when the horse Madonna was riding was startled by paparazzi who jumped out of the bushes to photograph the singer, who was visiting friends on Eastern Long Island over the weekend," the singer's rep Liz Rosenberg told Us Weekly. "Madonna will be having further tests and will continue to remain under observation by doctors."
This was the second time Madonna suffered from a horse-riding accident. In 2005, a much serious accident in London left her with three cracked ribs, a broken collarbone and a broken hand.
The problem with the holidays is that the minute you get back from all the traveling and revelry you’ve got a mound of things to get caught up on once you arrive back home. As a result there are just some things you can’t get to quick enough…like this little announcement: The Dead coming together for their first tour in five years and making a tour stop in Charlottesville to boot.
Surviving Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann will be joined by Gov’t Mule / Allman Brothers guitarist Warren Haynes and keyboardist Jeff Chimenti on a 19-stop April/May tour through 16 cities that is set to begin on April 12 in Greensboro, NC and will wrap up on May 10 at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA. Included on the tour schedule is a stop at Charlottesville’s John Paul Jones Arena on Wednesday, April 15. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 23 at 10am. [complete tour date listings after the break]. It looks like the circus is coming to town this spring. It should make for an interesting evening to say the least. On a personal level I’ve included a video from my favorite era of The Grateful Dead’s long, strange musical trip. For me the ‘Pigpen’ years are the Grateful Dead! I’m pretty sure this version of “Easy Wind” is taken from the Grateful Dead’s concert at the Winnipeg Fairgrounds on July 1, 1970. The Dead 2009 Tour Dates:
Date: City: Venue:
Sun 4/12 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
Tue 4/14 Washington, DC Verizon Center
Wed 4/15 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena
Fri 4/17 Albany, NY Times Union Center
Sat 4/18 Worcester, MA DCU Center
Sun 4/19 Worcester, MA DCU Center
Tue 4/21 Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena
Wed 4/22 Wilkes-Barre, PA Wachovia Arena @ Casey Plaza
