Man breaks his arm falling from horse on Shropshire border
A man broke his arm and dislocated his shoulder when he fell off a horse in woodland on the Shropshire border this afternoon.
The man, in his 20s, was riding between Langot Lane and Moss Lane at Fairoak, near Market Drayton, when the accident happened shortly after 12.10pm.
An ambulance, together with a paramedic in a rapid response car, a paramedic officer, community first responders and the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) attended the scene.
Steve Parry, spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service, said: "Crews negotiated difficult woodland terrain to reach a man in his 20s who had fallen from a horse.
"The patient was treated for a fractured arm and dislocated shoulder injury. He was transferred to the all-terrain 'polaris' vehicle that was brought to the scene by the HART team using a secondary access route.
"The patient was stabilised and then carried to safety on the specialist vehicle to a waiting land ambulance.
"The man was given pain relief before being taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital for further assessment and treatment."
The man was taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital for further treatment.
