Horse bolts and throws bride off during wedding day shoot

Published on: October 23, 2017

She was posing for her wedding day photo shoot in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
She wanted pictures of her riding a horse on the beach in her wedding dress
But dramatic footage captured the moment the horse bolted and bucked her off

By Liz Dunphy For Mailonline

Published: 15:34 BST, 23 October 2017 | Updated: 15:36 BST, 23 October 2017

A funny video has re-emerged of a bride being thrown from a horse during a photo shoot in Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, America.

In the footage, captured by the wedding photographer in November 2014, the bride is helped onto the horse to pose for pictures when it suddenly bolts.

A handler can be seen trying to wrestle the horse back under control before the bride-to-be is thrown into the sand meters away.

The horse continues to buck after dumping the bride on the ground and nearly knocks the handler over before it is subdued.

The woman’s legs poke out from under the many tulle layers of her wedding dress as she lies stranded on the sand.

‘This had to be one of the craziest things to ever happen to me on a photo shoot’ the camera person later wrote online.

‘My client decided that since you only live once, she wanted to take a photo on top of a horse.

‘I’m not much of a fan of large animals myself because of the unpredictability of them, but I agreed to take the photo if she wanted.’

‘What happened next was absolutely crazy! The bride was completely fine and not hurt other than a couple of bruises. Made for a fun story to tell at the wedding!’

Runaway bride: The woman wanted photos of her riding a horse on her wedding day so a handler helped her up onto the animal's back in her huge white, billowing dress

Runaway bride: The woman wanted photos of her riding a horse on her wedding day so a handler helped her up onto the animal’s back in her huge white, billowing dress

But the horse seemed to spook, perhaps alarmed by her flapping skirts, and it bolted

But the horse seemed to spook, perhaps alarmed by her flapping skirts, and it bolted

She clung on bravely as the horse reared and bucked on the beach while its handler watched on and tried to pull the errant steed back

She clung on bravely as the horse reared and bucked on the beach while its handler watched on and tried to pull the errant steed back

But despite her best efforts to cling on, the bride eventually fell off, and only her legs could be seen protruding from under her voluminous wedding dress

But despite her best efforts to cling on, the bride eventually fell off, and only her legs could be seen protruding from under her voluminous wedding dress