recording idol singer has endured " minimal injury " and bruises after falling from a young horse on northern haven ' s long island on saturday . according to her spokeswoman , the 50 - year - age singer fell when her animal was " startled by paparazzi who jumped out of the bushes " to photograph her . madonna was treated at a hospitals in brighton and was quickly released . a previously horse - riding collision in 2005 left her with three cracked ribs , a broken collarbone and a broken hand . she got home on a horse a pair of months later for an appearance on john frost ' s us talk show .
Madonna is 50 years old.