Horse rider attacked with bicycle and brick

A Midlothian rider has been knocked from his horse after a cyclist threw a bicycle at him.

Threw a bicycle

The attack took place in Gorebridge in Scotland, when a cyclist, accompanied by a ‘poodle-like’ dog, approached the victim. The attacker threw his bike, causing the rider to fall from his horse.

The suspect then threw a brick at the rider, before fleeing. Police are keen to track down the offender, described as a white man in his 50s. He was wearing a yellow hi-vis cycling jacket, black Lycra bottoms and a white cycling helmet.

Appeal for witnesses

Anyone who witnessed the incident, close to the junction between Ladybrae and Barleyknowe Road, should contact Sergeant Michele Lindsay on 101 at Penicuik Police Station.