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A Love Island star has been hospitalised after being trampled by a horse at a rodeo.
Taylor Williams, 25, who appeared on the 2025 series of Love Island USA was at the Arizona Invitational Black Rodeo in Scottsdale when the accident occurred.
Footage shows the TV star’s horse losing its balance after another horse runs by it. As the animal falls, Taylor comes off his saddle, and the horse then rolls over him as it regains its balance and stands.
Following the incident, rodeo officials ran over to help Taylor, and he was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Thankfully, his injuries weren’t severe, and Taylor has been on social media letting his fans know he’s on the road to recovery
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In an Instagram post, showing Taylor in a neck brace as he does a thumbs up, he wrote: ‘[Appreciate] all the love! I’m all good!’
Taylor also promised fans he’d be back in the saddle as soon as possible and would be making his scheduled appearance on Saturday.
‘Was in a horse accident last night, but I’m still pulling up tonight injured and all! It’s my brother’s bday,’ he told his followers on Instagram.’
Taylor is a well-known animal lover and rodeo enthusiast. He’s previously studied veterinary science and called himself a ‘cowboy’ during his stay in the villa.
‘If you’re not being dangerous, then you’re not living life,’ he said during his Love Island introduction. ‘My type of girl [has a] good personality, a city girl would be cool,’
The ‘cowboy’ made it all the way to the penultimate episode of the seventh season of Love Island USA after coupling up with Clarke Carraway.
Despite failing to make the final, the pair have remained committed to each other since leaving the villa.
‘We started talking about the real world. I want her to come to Oklahoma, and I’ll go see her in Charlotte,’ Taylor told Variety after their elimination.
‘We’ve had conversations about seeing each other outside the villa and making our relationship work.’
That’s a promise they’ve kept as Clarke shared a post on Instagram where she’s escorting Taylor out of the hospital.
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