It was straight out of the film Black Beauty,” said Keith, who called on Clare County Council to stop people from riding horses on the beach at busy times and for those who do to “have a bit of common sense” to prevent future accidents.įollowing a query from the Leader, a Clare County Council spokesperson said they were not aware of the exact details of this incident but pointed to recently adopted 2021 Beach Bye Laws for Clare. “When you were right beside it, it was a big animal. I am not worried about me but if that horse had ploughed into my wife’s back with the small fella or hit another child on the beach…. Riding horses at 6am in the morning is one thing but there was a lot of people there. She should never have been on the beach on her horse in the first place. “They told me Clare County Council had wardens on the beach on Sunday. Gardai from Ennistymon contacted him on Sunday night after he rang the guards in Ennis. Keith is nursing “two dickie hips” and has bruising all down his right hand side. He went into the Laya Clinic in Limerick to get checked out. She was kitted out to the nines and well-spoken. I had hoof marks on my right and left thighs. My back had got the brunt of it and my right leg was fair sore. What’s funny now is that I was saying to myself, ‘Did I just get hit by a horse?’ It was the shock of it. I tumbled twice and then tumbled to get myself up. I got hit from behind. 30 or 40 people saw it. I said this is an accident waiting to happen,” said Keith.Ī few minutes later they were walking back up the beach after talking to some people they met. She was sprinting down on one side on the horse. “We were making sand castles with the small fella about 60 / 70 yards away from them.
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