noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
falling from a horse
Refers to a person falling off a horse, often in equestrian, historical, or news contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to describe the action.
競馬で騎手が落馬した。
A jockey fell from his horse during the horse race.
落馬して怪我をした。
I fell off a horse and got injured.
Compound of 落 (raku, 'fall') and 馬 (ba, 'horse'). The reading is on'yomi, and the word is straightforwardly derived from its kanji components.