Sun, 22 Nov 2009 4:48p.m.
A Westpac Rescue Helicopter crew has rescued a woman who was trapped under her dead horse this afternoon.
The woman was in a group of three riders on the Wainuiomata South Coast when her horse suffered a seizure, falling to the ground and trapping her underneath.
The 19-year-old was knocked unconscious in the fall, and her helmet was heavily damaged.
She was conscious but groggy when the helicopter arrived, and was flown to Wellington Hospital.
RadioLIVE