Madonna keen to get back in the saddle
22/08/2005 - 17:15:00Ailing superstar Madonna is eager to return to horse-riding - despite fracturing her collarbone after being thrown from her horse earlier this week.
The singer has been warned by doctors her injuries, which include a broken hand and three cracked ribs, could take three months to heal following her fall on Tuesday as she rode the mare given to her as a 47th birthday present from husband Guy Ritchie.
However the motivated star remains undeterred in pursuing her new-found equestrian passion.
She says: "I am grateful and overwhelmed by everyone's good wishes. As soon as the doctors give me the OK, I expect to be right back on a horse and ride again."
Madonna expects to recover in time to promote her new album, Confessions On A Dancefloor, in November.
