Take a BREAK! Moment farm worker, 67, enjoys a few minutes relief from the daily grind by leaning on a flimsy wooden fence…. and ends up with mud on his face!
- Robert Hughes, 67, could only laugh after he fell face first into a muddy field
- He chose to lean against a weak wooden fence that broke under his weight
- His brother-in-law Steve Cloonan, also 67, watched the CCTV footage back
A pensioner was left red faced and covered in mud when he leaned against a weak wooden fence – and tumbled head first into a field.
Robert Hughes, 67, was left in fits of laughter when his morning stroll around the yard in Hastings, Sussex, ended with an embarrassing but ‘hilarious’ fall.
The retired jockey had just enjoyed a post-Christmas horse ride and was waiting outside the stables when he decided to have a look out across a field on December 26 last year.
Kicking his heels he made his way across the yard, before leaning on the top bar of a wooden fence.
The weak wood immediately buckled under his weight and he was launched into the field – with his hands barely saving his face from touching the muddy ground.
His brother-in-law Steve Cloonan, also 67, couldn’t contain his laughter as he watched the CCTV footage back.
Robert Hughes, 67, was left in fits of laughter when his morning stroll around the yard in Hastings, Sussex, ended with an embarrassing but ‘hilarious’ fall
As Robert tries to recover himself and get back on his feet from the precarious position – his legs are caught on the fence while his hands are in the dirt – his sister comes into frame
The retired HGV driver revealed Robert failed to notice a restless horse had broken the fence before he chose to lean on it.
‘He just came back from riding the horses and he was waiting in the yard,’ Steve added.
‘He was looking inside the stable before and started walking towards the fence. He then went went to lean on it and fell straight over.
‘It was hilarious. It was just one of those moments that really cracks you up. He wasn’t hurt, he just fell face first into the mud.’
He holds his muddy hands up to stop his clothing from getting dirty after he put his arms in front of him to break his fall
Robert manages to swing his legs down from the fence and is seen laughing as he looks up in the direction his sister was pointing
As Robert tried to recover himself from the precarious position – his legs were caught on the fence while his hands were in the dirt – his sister, Steve’s wife, came into frame.
She clearly saw the fall and dropped what she was carrying to run round and check Robert was okay. As soon as it was clear it was only his ego that bruised she broke into a huge grin.
Robert himself managed to swing his legs down from the fence and was seen laughing as he looked up in the direction the woman was pointing – towards the stables.