A horse rider is appealing for the public's help after falling from her horse in Wateringbury.

Emily Manser fell from her horse, Harry, on Sunday evening, putting her in Tunbridge Wells Hospital for 10 hours.

Before the fall, the rider said she suffered verbal abuse from a passing van driver as she trotted along Tonbridge Road.

Miss Manser wrote: "A man in a white van started shouting and swearing at me to get out the road.

"My horse started spooking, (the driver) honking his horn and being verbally aggressive to me.

"I kept apologising and thanking the people behind me who remained a distance away from me in case anything happened.

"We then turned up to Malling Road, in Teston, in which he stopped his car where your turn in and remained shouting out his van calling me a names."

Miss Manser is looking to see if anyone has dashcam footage of the driver. She believes the licence plate started with MJ63.

The horse lover said: "Luckily all is okay but sadly this did upset the horse which is not fair.

"We later went on to have an accident. He was not hurt but it resulted in me being in hospital over 10 hours.

"Luckily this happened there and not in the field as much worse damage could have happened.

"Please remember all car/passing vehicles pass slowly and widely and if you do see a horse playing up try and stay patient."

Paramedics were called out to woodland near Red Hill in Wateringbury at around 6.30pm on Sunday.

Spokesman for the ambulance service, Rich Airey, confirmed the horse rider was taken to Tunbridge Wells Hospital.

After the accident Miss Manser thanked paramedics and friends, saying: " I am doing well so thanks to everyone checked in on me.

"Accidents do happen and it can happen to anyone it was not Harry’s fault nor mine but I am happy that it wasn’t any worse than it was.

"I'm very sore but I’m doing good."

Kent Fire and Rescue Service had been called on Sunday amid fears the rider had been trapped by her horse.

However firefighters were told to stand down before arriving on scene.

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