A jockey from Wolverhampton was airlifted to hospital after being trampled on by his own horse.

Paul Morris was in a horse box getting his mount ready for a race at the Ludlow Hunt Point to Point meeting at Bitterley when it lashed out and kicked him several times. 

The 43-year-old, a member of the Albrighton Hunt, is then believed to have become trapped for a little time after the horse fell on him.

West Midlands Ambulance crews rushed to the course to help the man at around 2pm on Saturday and a County Air Ambulance was scrambled from Cosford to take him to New Cross Hospital.

Murray MacGregor, spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service, said “The man was complaining of left sided chest and arm pain. 

“A doctor, who was working at the race, provided initial care until the helicopter arrived.”

He added that Mr Morris could have been left with “potentially serious injuries”, but he has since been discharged from the hospital.

Belinda Clarke, spokeswoman for the Bitterley course, congratulated doctors who treated Mr Morris at the scene.