by Evan Pattak, for The Meadows

Washington, PA — Trainer/driver Tyler Stillings suffered transverse process fractures of the lumbar spine in a training mishap Friday (Oct. 28) at The Meadows.

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Tyler Stillings

His fiancé, Greta Slater, said the injury occurred when the bit Stillings was using for a training trip broke, causing his horse to dump him from the cart.

Slater said Stillings was treated at a local emergency room and now is recuperating at home. She indicated he could be sidelined for approximately three weeks.

The horse sustained only bruises.

Stillings, 44, a resident of Washington, currently ranks fifth in the driver standings and eighth in the trainer standings (each by UDR) at The Meadows.