A man has been charged after riding a horse into a protester participating in the Bob Brown Foundation’s anti-Adani convoy.

The Mackay Magistrates Court charged 41 year old Clinton McDonald with a number of charges including “dangerous operation of a vehicle causing grievous bodily harm” when he struck a 61 year old woman was while she walking through a gate.

Mr McDonald was seen crying in the dock when he appeared before the court where he was granted bail with a warning.