MADONNA was rushed to hospital this weekend after she was thrown from her horse whilst she was out riding in the Hamptons in New York State this weekend.

The 50-year-old singer suffered "minor injuries and bruises" and was kept in hospital for observation following the tumble.

The accident occurred after her horse was startled when a paparazzi jumped out of bushes in order to take pictures of the star. This isn't the first horsey accident for the star. In 2005 she cracked three ribs and broke her collarbone when she fell from her horse in the UK.