His office said the "the governor's injuries were serious but not life-threatening and could have been much worse."

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen was hospitalized Sunday after he was thrown off a horse, injuring his spleen and fracturing a vertebrae and seven ribs, officials said.

Doctors say the 68-year-old governor's prognosis is good despite seven rib fractures, a minor fracture in one of his vertebrae and a minor kidney injury.

Gov. Jim Pillen was recovering Monday morning at the Nebraska Medical Center after sustaining seven broken ribs and injuries to his spleen, a kidney and a vertebrae in his lower

The governor is expected to remain in the hospital "for several days” following the incident, his office announced on Sunday, Dec. 22

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen was hospitalized Sunday after being bucked off a new horse during a ride with family members in northeast Nebraska. His injuries were serious enough, though not disclosed, that he was transported “out of an abundance of caution” from Columbus Community Hospital to the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

Gov. Jim Pillen was transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha on Sunday following a fall from his horse.