You can bring a horse to water but you can ’ t stop it from going for a swim . A huntsman in Ireland found that out the hard way when he was thrown from a horse making an unscheduled detour through a canal . In the clip a group of men can be seen riding horseback alongside a canal near Lockside Farm and Stables in County Longford . Two riders approach an upturned boat and jump over it without a problem , but as the third rides towards it the horse puts on its brakes and veers left off of the path and into the canal . Trotting through the water the horse falls , sending its rider flying , and after re-emerging swims off back towards the bank . Meanwhile , people on the opposite bank – along with a couple of very excited dogs – greet the sopping man as he clambers his way out of the canal . Easy as jumping a boat : A member of the Longford Harriers shows how it is done as his horse leaps over the obstacle . Applying the brakes : The horse decides that it does n't want to jump over the boat like the previous two horses . The hunt , which generally attracts around 70 to 80 people of all ages , is an event undertaken by the Longford Harriers – the group featured in the clip . The master horsemen and women , who wear green to stand out , manage the hunt by controlling the hounds with a bugle . Riding across farms , lanes and roadways , the horsemen and women do not hunt foxes but instead jump over a number of high hedges , drains , stone walls and gates for fun . Splash ! Veering left the horse detours into the canal before slipping and throwing its rider into the drink . Dogs greet the sopping rider and the horse , who swims back around in front of the man and off towards the other bank . The horse and rider became the first pair from the group to end up in the canal situated alongside the Lockside Farm and Stables . According to one of the huntsman , this is the first time that a rider has ended up in the canal after falling from their horse . The hunts usually last for three hours and take place in different areas around the county . After the run the group meet for a well-earned drink and the horses are allowed to rest with some water and hay .
The film shows the huntsmen riding horseback alongside a canal . Before one is thrown into the canal by a horse who makes a detour . Video was filmed near castle Farm and Stables in Ireland .