Actress who broke back at NY farm sues owner

This was one ruff ride.

An actress claims her back was broken at an upstate farm when she was thrown from her horse, which was allegedly spooked by the stable owner’s “aggressive” and unrestrained dog.

Kristina Klebe, who has appeared in horror flicks such as “Dementia” and Rob Zombie’s “Halloween” wrote on Instagram that the Sept. 2, 2022, incident at Meadow Creek Farm changed her life.

In September 2023 she wrote, “[One] year ago today I broke my back … I didn’t talk about it much — if at all.”

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“But today I’m celebrating my new birthday … Sept 2nd. The day I didn’t die.”

Klebe, 46, on Sept. 1, 2025, sued the farm in Dutchess County’s Pleasant Valley and its owner, Helaina Ricciardi, claiming in court papers that Ricciardi’s pooch, Bailey, was unsecured and ran into the riding ring while Klebe was taking a trot.

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The “aggressive” animal “jumped and lunged” at Klebe and startled her horse, tossing her to the ground and leaving her with “severe, permanent” injuries, she said in the Manhattan Supreme Court case.

“I spent the majority of this past year in pain, trying to get my life and mostly my health back on track,” she wrote on Instagram.

Klebe, who began riding again in November 2023, according to her social media, is seeking unspecified damages.

Ricciardi didn’t return a message seeking comment.