Madonna leaving the Kabbalah Centre in New York (4/18)

For the second time in four years, Madonna was tossed from a horse, this time in the Hamptons on Saturday (In 2005, the singer broke 8 bones after being tossed from a horse on her Wiltshire estate in England; some claim the fall lead to the breakup of her marriage with Guy Ritchie). Madonna's injuries were relatively minor, with her being treated and released from a Southampton hospital. The singer's rep is blaming Saturday's accident on a paparazzo:

"The accident occurred when the horse Madonna was riding was startled by paparazzi who jumped out of the bushes to photograph the singer."

However, the New York Daily News says:

Freelance photographer Thomas Hinton claims he played no role in Madonna's mishap - a position supported by the Southampton Village Police Department.

Hinton told The News he shot some frames of Madonna riding her horse about 3:50 p.m. Saturday, but took off soon after because he didn't have a good vantage point. Hinton returned more than 40 minutes later when he got tipped off that Madonna had had an accident, he says.

"I arrived more than 10 minutes after she fell, and I was shooting from the street," Hinton said. "I don't know what [Rosenberg] is talking about."

I knew it wasn't the paparazzo that caused the accident. Animals know evil when they see it. They just know. Why do you think Dakota Fanning can't go near a pet store? Those puppies know what you have buried under your house Dakota.

[WENN, Flynet]