jazz celebrity madonna has suffered " serious injuries " and bruised after dropping from a surprised horse on new york ' s long islanders on weekday . unknown to her spokeswoman , the 50 - year - old singer fell because her jockey was " confused by paparazzi who jumped out of the bushes " to photograph her . madonna was treated at a hospital in southampton and was not released . a previous horse - riding situation in 2005 left her with nine cracked ribs , a broken collarbone and a hurt thumb . she got back on a train a couple of minutes later for an attack on repeated foster ' s national talk show .
Madonna is 50 years old.