Neighborhood is plagued by herd of dangerous feral horses that kick and bite locals when they try to walk past

Nowadays there seems to be just too much horsing around in Brazil.

A viral video captured the moment a runaway horse attacked a pedestrian on a street in Jaragua, a town in the southeastern state of São Paulo.

The footage, which was filmed last Thursday, showed the man walking down the sidewalk while the horse was eating and turned around and lunged at him.

The pedestrian smacked the animal in an attempt to shoo it away.

However, the man was backed into a wall with nowhere to escape and was kicked four times.

The horse paused and delivered two more kicks before the man managed to run off.

The victim tripped and was lying on the pavement for several seconds as the horse stared him down until he was able to get up and walk away.

Residents told Brazilian news outlet G1 that other people have been ‘assaulted’ by the same horse in the past.

One on occasion, an elderly woman was attacked and suffered a head injury that required a hospital visit. Another person was once bitten by the horse.

One resident told the outlet that the horse can be seen at any moment wandering the streets without its owner.

The same horse was seen in a different video appearing to free itself from a rope that its owner used to tie it to a tree.

Residents have complained that other horses in the area have been seen at times wandering alone, some showing signs of malnutrition.

Local law prohibit horses from transiting public streets in São Paulo unless they are used by the military or police.