Horse rider charged after anti-Adani protester injured - ABC News

The rider entered an area where anti-Adani protesters were watching live music (Supplied: Glenn Conroy)

A man has been charged after he allegedly rode a horse into an anti-Adani protester in Central Queensland yesterday.

The 61-year-old woman was travelling in the Bob Brown Foundation's Stop Adani convoy, which held a rally yesterday in Clermont.

Police alleged the 41-year-old entered the entertainment ring at the showgrounds on horseback about 3:30pm and struck the woman who was heading for a gate.

The man was charged with "dangerous operation of a vehicle [namely a horse] causing grievous bodily harm", common assault, trespass and obstruct police and will appear in Mackay Magistrates Court today.

Police and members of public standing in Clermont showgrounds

The Stop Adani convoy was met with jeering and hostility by unions and locals when it arrived in Clermont on Saturday.

Bob Brown told reporters yesterday that some in his convoy were threatened by locals as they arrived into town, although police said no other arrests were made.

The convoy left Hobart almost two weeks ago, with hundreds of cars registered, and will now travel to Canberra for a final pre-election rally on May 5.

Outspoken Queensland political figures, like Matt Canavan, Pauline Hanson and Clive Palmer, gave speeches to the pro-Adani crowd in Clermont on Saturday.

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