United Kingdom, March 13 -- William Shatner is to undergo surgery after "wrecking" his shoulder when he fell off his horse.

The 94-year-old actor suffered the painful injury when his equine companion moved too quickly, sending him hurtling to the ground, and though he utilised his stunt experience to help make the fall more bearable, he admitted his age proved another hurdle.

Speaking at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films' 53rd annual Saturn Awards in California last weekend, he said: "I ride the horses that can compete in equine skills, which is fast down and ends on a sliding stop. And the horse that I owned, I came off.

"And she had a habit of going too far, like six inches to the side. And I'm riding it. And I...