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01st Jul 2015

County Down man injured after thinking a naked, midnight ride on a wild horse was a good idea

Oh dear

JOE

A naked night-ride, sure why not?

This is why not…

A naked horse rider was recently injured on a night-time ride through Castlewellan Forest Park, County Down.

The man, who is in his 50s, broke his arm and dislocated his shoulder when he tried to mount and ride an “unbroken” horse (a horse which hasn’t been ridden before) without a saddle or bridle.

Co-owner of a local equestrian centre, Patsy King, said he became aware of the hullabaloo when the police called, asking for a key to get the man out of the field.

Patsy told the Belfast Telegraph: “They said there was a guy in the field and they wanted to get him out, I asked why he couldn’t get out the same way he came in, but apparently he couldn’t.”

horse animated GIF

Patsy said the man did not look like he was a horse rider. “He was lying beside the wall, completely starkers and there was a policewoman shining a torch on him while the ambulance crew were treating him.

“They eventually put a blanket around him and put him in the ambulance. I would say horse riding for him is a non-starter.”

We’re already looking forward to the film adaptation of the incident, The Naked Horse Whisperer. No doubt this little ditty will be on the soundtrack…

Hat-tip to the Belfast Telegraph and clip via Hat Trick.

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