Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen Hospitalized After Horseback Riding Accident

The 68-year-old governor sustained multiple injuries but remains in stable condition with a positive prognosis, according to doctors.

Gov. Jim Pillen was injured Sunday when he was bucked off a new horse while riding with family members in Northeast Nebraska.
He suffered seven rib fractures, a partially collapsed lung, a minor vertebral fracture, a spleen injury, and a minor kidney injury, but no head or spinal cord damage.
Pillen underwent a minimally invasive procedure to treat the spleen injury and is recovering in stable condition at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
Doctors report that the governor is alert, walking laps, and motivated to recover, with an expected hospital stay of several days.
Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly temporarily assumed gubernatorial duties during the procedure, while Pillen remains in touch with his team and plans to work from the hospital.