Jewel "Badly Hurt" Horsing Around 
by Josh Grossberg 
Apr 25, 2002, 10:15 AM PT 

Talk about a ride with the devil. 

Jewel took a tumble off her horse Wednesday while vacationing at the Texas 
ranch of her boyfriend, rodeo star Ty Murray, according to a statement on 
her Website. 

The pop singer and onetime actress, who's an experienced rider, reportedly 
lost control of her colt and banged herself up pretty good. She sustained a 
broken rib, collarbone, knocks and bruises--but was reportedly in good 
condition. 

Ron Shapiro, co-president of Atlantic Records, Jewel's record label, said 
her injuries weren't serious enough to warrant an ambulance. 

"They've confirmed to me that nothing was life-threatening," Shapiro told 
the Associated Press. "But she is badly hurt." 

The 27-year-old Alaska native wasn't taken to a hospital. Instead, her beau 
Murray--who obviously has plenty of experience hitting the dirt since he 
does it for a living--drove her to his orthopedic surgeon for treatment. 

While she's on the mend, Jewel, whose real name is Jewel Kilcher, will have 
to wear a collar and a sling for at least a month. Doctors have given her 
strict orders not to travel for the next two weeks. 

Unfortunately, the injury has forced her to nix plans for a promotional 
trek in support of her latest album, This Way, and it also may affect a 
European tour that's scheduled to kick off May 10. 

However, Jewel, who made her acting debut in Ang Lee's Ride With the Devil, 
should recover in time to hit the road stateside. The U.S. leg of her tour 
is due to begin June 14 in Tampa, Florida. 

"I think it was a freak accident. She does ride horses very frequently," 
Shapiro told the AP. 

By the way, the first single off Jewel's This Way is the ironically titled 
"Standing Still." The album also includes the bonus tracks "Break Me," 
"Long Slow Slide" and "New Wild West." 

All told, it's been a rough month for celebrities and farm animals. 

Jewel's horseplay comes nearly a week after Robert Duvall took a spill off 
a horse while training for Kevin Costner's upcoming Western, Open Range. 
The 71-year-old Oscar winning actor is reportedly okay and will be ready to 
saddle up in time for the film to start shooting June 3 in Alberta, Canada. 

Just three weeks before Duvall's fall, Grammy-winning country crooner Lyle 
Lovett had his own rodeo adventure as he was trampled by a bull at his 
uncle's farm in Houston. 

The 44-year-old singer suffered a broken leg in the incident while rushing 
to the aid of his uncle, who had fallen off the animal while working on his 
farm. Lovett was hospitalized for three days and underwent a two-hour 
operation to repair the damage. Doctors said it will take six months until 
he makes a full recovery.