A little girl from Mumbai has suffered grievous injuries in a freak accident at Matheran. The eight-year-old girl, who is in hospital, suffered head injuries after her horse bolted when a monkey swung at the horse and startled the animal, say some reports.

While reports state that the animal reacted suddenly and there was little the handler could do, a number of grievous accidents and fatalities on the hill station now raise the question whether horse riding, which is synonymous with Matheran like its red mud, needs to be closely monitored and certain rules and regulations should be in place for horse owners and their handlers.