A Shropshire man who fell from his horse while out on a hunt has died in hospital four days after the accident.
Mike Slater, 49, was airlifted to hospital with a spinal injury after the accident in Norton in Hales, Market Drayton, on Saturday.
He was riding on a legal trail hunt with the North Staffordshire Hunt, his family and friends said in a statement.
Mr Slater ran Aston Manor Liveries with his wife Debbie. He died in hospital in Staffordshire on Wednesday.
He had been involved in another riding accident in 2003, but made a full recovery.
Mrs Slater said: "Mike was a wonderful human being, who touched the lives of so many people."
She added: "Mike's death is absolutely heartbreaking, but he would have wanted us to stay as positive as possible, to celebrate his life rather than mourn the loss."
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