Jockey Ellen Horner was airlifted to the University of Maryland Shock-Trauma Center after suffering a fall at the Maryland Grand National in Butler on April 21.
Horner fell from her mount Thundering Home in the amateur highweight timber, her third race of the day. She’d previously placed sixth aboard Zaratanie in the Grand National.
Initially, Horner was on a ventilator in an induced coma. On Monday, however, doctors removed the ventilator; she remains in critical but stable condition with a severe concussion.
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Horner has a small bleed in her skull, which is causing some paralysis. She’s responsive to pain but can’t talk yet due to swelling in her throat. She’s expected to remain hospitalized for about a week and then will be moved to a rehabilitation center.
In 2005, Horner was also involved in a serious accident that left her in a brace for the better part of the season.