Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen hospitalized after getting bucked off horse

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen was hospitalized after being bucked off a horse he was riding on Sunday, according to a statement from his office. 

Pillen had been riding a new horse with members of his family, his office said.

The 68-year-old Republican was initially taken to Columbus Community Hospital and then, "out of an abundance of caution," to Omaha's University of Nebraska Medical Center, his office said.