Report that Booth's Horse Fell on Him

[RJNorton]

I still do not understand why anyone would trivialize Booth’s own statement in his diary that he broke his leg while jumping at Ford's. To refute that you need pretty strong evidence IMO. I am still not seeing it. What is the reason some folks feel Booth lied in his diary? I think Booth and Herold needed an explanation for the broken leg for use along the escape route, and thus the horse-fall story was something they concocted as they rode to Lloyd's. Possibly the horse did fall at some point, so that gave them the story they would use.