Sunbather kicked in balls by horse after ignoring signs not to touch it

The unnamed bather failed to heed the warning - and ended up paying a painful price.

A sunbather who ignored warnings not to touch a wild horse during a day out at the beach suffered instant karma when the stallion floored him with a well-placed kick to the balls.

The moment was captured on wince-inducing footage last month.

It shows the middle-aged beachgoer approaching the brown nag on Assateague Island, off the coast of Maryland, and gently petting its side.

Visitors to the island, famous for the wild horses which also roam its pine forests and salt marshes, are told not to touch the feral animals.

But this brazen bather failed to heed the warning – and instantly regretted it.

Despite his softly softly approach, the horse quickly raised it’s back left leg before kicking the man squarely in the genitals.

After being hit with the hoof, he toppled straight to the floor before shocked sunbathers came to help.

The unidentified visitor is not the first to come unstuck while attempting to interact with the horses of Assateague Island.

Last year, a lifeguard on one of the beaches was hurt after fielding two kicks from one of them.

According to The National Parks and Wildlife Service there are more than 300 wild horses on the island.