New details emerged as Walton Goggins reflected on the horseback accident that left him unable to stand on his own during a trip through rural Mongolia. In the interview, he walked through the moment his horse went down. He also detailed the immediate aftermath that forced him to rely entirely on his son.
Walton Goggins comments on horse crash
During a GQ interview, Walton Goggins described the near-death moment that occurred while traveling with his 14-year-old son, Augustus. He recounted the incident after completing three consecutive television shoots and experiencing a year of unprecedented visibility. The report noted that on the third day of their two-week ride, his horse stumbled, taking Goggins down with her, which left him struggling to stand before he collapsed in pain.
Goggins confirmed that he immediately recognized the seriousness of the situation. He said he checked himself, thought, “Okay, my leg’s not broken,” and then fell again. Goggins stated that Advil and yak milk vodka helped him through the first night and acknowledged he knew he had broken a rib with nine days left to ride. He told his son, “You are going to have to take care of me, man. I can’t do it. You got to help me.”
The situation forced Augustus to take on responsibilities that altered the dynamic of the trip. Goggins said, “By the end of it, when we got picked up in the desert, he was a different person,” identifying the physical and emotional demands placed on both father and son during the remainder of the journey.
When asked whether the airborne moment before impact made him consider the possibility of dying, Goggins replied, “Like, I’m gonna die?” and then added, “I don’t think that’s how I’m going to go out.” He said, “I don’t know how I’m going to go out. I don’t know if it’s a long swim in the Mediterranean and I just never come back, float away. I don’t know if it’s by lightning.” He followed with, “Lightning would be, yeah. That would be okay.”
Originally reported by Vritti Johar on Mandatory.com.
