Boise jockey paralyzed after EISF fall

A Boise jockey was hospitalized Sunday when the horse she was riding in an Eastern Idaho State Fair race somersaulted and she was thrown from the horse.

According to a GoFundMe account, Nikeela Black sustained severe spine injuries which left her paralyzed from the ribs down. Her secondary injuries included facial lacerations and a collapsed lung.

KTVB reports Black is still in the intensive care unit at a Salt Lake City hospital.

Luckily Black didn’t sustain any head trauma and is able to talk and move her arms, but doctors say it will be a long road to recovery.

Black has been a jockey for nearly 15 years, and her husband Lee Abrams says his wife has taken a couple falls before but nothing as serious as what happened this past Sunday.

A GoFundMe account was established to construct a living space that would eliminate some of the impediments confronting her at home. If you would like to help out with the expenses, go HERE.