A good Samaritan has rushed to grab the reins of a startled, runaway police horse that was injured while patrolling central Gold Coast on Sunday morning.

The moment a motorcyclist allegedly injures two police horses has been revealed in dramatic footage.

A 40-year-old man has been accused of accelerating into the horses – Remington and Kokjoda – as they patrolled central Gold Coast, throwing one of the officers off their mount.

The officers approached the motorcyclist on popular tourist strip Elkhorn Avenue at Surfers Paradise on Sunday, about 12.20am, police said.

“Turn it off,” one of the officers can be heard saying to the motorcyclist as they ride towards him.

An engine can be heard revving before chaotic scenes ensue, with an officer’s body cam showing them falling off a horse and into a street-side nature strip’s garden.

Moments later a good Samaritan runs onto the road to grab the reins of a startled, runaway horse.

“Thanks mate, thank you very much,” an officer can be heard saying as the passerby hands back the horse.

Footage then shows the motorcyclist being arrested as sirens whirr in the background.

“You’ve been charged with assault of police, do you understand that?” an officer says.

Body cam footage shows an officer examining and comforting one of the horses.

“Police horses Remington and Kokjoda sustained minor leg injuries and are now recovering at stables in Brisbane,” Queensland Police statement said on Monday.

A 58-year-old male senior constable sustained a minor back injury after being thrown from his horse, police said.

The motorcyclist has been charged with two counts of unlawfully injuring a police horse and one count each of driving without due care and attention and driving under the influence.

He is due to appear at Southport Magistrates Court on February 20.

-with AAP