A FEMALE horse rider in her 20s was taken to hospital after falling from her mount and hitting a tractor.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said it had been called out at around 9.45am today, Wednesday, to reports of an injured rider in Bretforton Road, Honeybourne.

A spokesman said the police had called them for assistance. They said a female rider had been thrown from her horse and hit the tractor.

There is no information whether the horse had been injured in the incident.

It is understood the rider was taken to the Alexander Hospital, in Redditch.