Nebraska governor hospitalized after being bucked off a horse

Republican Jim Pillen expected to remain in hospital for several days after being thrown off new horse and injured

The Nebraska governor, Jim Pillen, was injured on Sunday after being bucked off a horse and is expected to be hospitalized for several days.

Pillen, a first-term Republican, was with his family when he was thrown off a new horse and injured, according to the governor's office. He was taken to a hospital in Columbus, Nebraska, and then transported to the University of Nebraska medical center in Omaha.