Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen will be released from the hospital on Friday after spending five days at the Nebraska Medical Center for treatment of injuries sustained in a horse-riding accident

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s elective surgery to repair his seven broken ribs with metal plating should speed his recovery and help him better manage the pain. The Christmas Day procedure could help him better handle heading home from the hospital Friday.

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen will be discharged from the hospital Friday after having thrown from a horse over the weekend.