How a Teen Girl Survived a Crazy Horse Riding Accident with Her Jaw Almost Falling Off
Okay, this story honestly sounds like something out of a movie — but it’s 100% real. Back in 2019, a 15-year-old girl named Emily Eccles from Sheffield went through something absolutely terrifying during what should’ve been a normal horse ride.
She was riding near Baslow in Derbyshire when a loud noise from a car’s exhaust scared her horse. It suddenly bolted, and in the chaos, Emily’s face slammed into a wooden post. What happened next is honestly hard to even picture — the entire left side of her jaw was ripped off, literally just hanging on by a centimeter of skin.
Like, imagine that. Her jaw was basically detached from her face.
She was rushed to Sheffield Children’s Hospital, where a super skilled surgeon, Ricardo Mohammed-Ali, took on what he later said was the worst facial injury he'd ever seen outside of a war zone. He spent over five hours carefully rebuilding her jaw with titanium plates and more than 160 stitches. Despite how bad the injury looked, he saved almost all of her teeth. She did lose some nerve function though, especially around her lips and chin.
The most amazing part? Emily was back at school just a month later. She stayed super positive through it all and even wrote to the Queen asking for her surgeon to be knighted. No joke — and she actually got a letter back from the Queen’s office saying they’d pass it along.
Her story is honestly just… wow. It’s crazy to think about how fast something can go wrong, but also how strong someone can be. She didn’t let it break her spirit.
This isn’t just a story about a freak accident — it’s about strength, survival, and some seriously amazing medical work. If you’re having a tough day, just think about Emily and how she bounced back from something most of us can’t even imagine.
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