A huntswoman has been caught on camera repeatedly whipping a saboteur with a riding crop during an ugly altercation.
The furious rider was filmed screaming ‘get off my horse’ as she hit out at the masked man as she tried to grab onto the reins during the clash between the Brighton Hunt Saboteurs and East Sussex & Romney Marsh Hunt Club on Saturday.
The hunt saboteurs claim the huntswoman used her whip 17 times before charging at their group in the Pevensey Marshes.
A huntswoman was filmed striking a hunt saboteur with her riding crop during an ugly clash
The hunt saboteurs claim the huntswoman used her whip 17 times during the clash
Footage of the confrontation was posted on the Brighton Hunt Saboteurs’ Facebook page and has been viewed 370,000 times.
It shows the huntswoman riding towards the saboteurs, shouting at them to ‘get back to the road’.
She then appears to spur her horse into a man recording the incident, pushing him back several feet.
Another masked man then rushes in front of the horse and grabs hold of the bridle.
In response the huntswoman yells ‘get off my horse, get off my horse’ as she repeatedly whips the man.
The female rider repeatedly hit out at the protester during the clash between the Brighton Hunt Saboteurs and East Sussex & Romney Marsh Hunt Club on Saturday
The saboteurs claim they were the victims of an unprovoked attack and claim the huntswoman simply ‘lost the plot’
This is the female rider who was caught on camera lashing out at the hunt saboteur
He desperately tries to shield his face while still gripping on the horse, shouting ‘stop using it as a weapon.’
A hunt steward pushes him away and shouts: ‘Get off the f****** horse. Don’t grab f****** horses.’
The huntswoman then appears to take a swipe at another protester, forcing him to jump out the way.
Warning they are filming, the hunt saboteurs shout: ‘Don’t charge horses into people. You cannot ride people down.’
The female rider hit out at the protester while shouting ‘get off my horse, get off my horse’
A second clip then appears to show the same woman charging her horse at the saboteurs from behind.
Brighton Hunt Saboteurs said they attended the meeting to make sure no illegal hunting took place.
They insist they were the victims of an unprovoked attack and claim the huntswoman simply ‘lost the plot’.
Sussex Police and the East Sussex & Romney Marsh Hunt Club have been approached for a comment.