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- Four people have been taken to hospital after five runaway horses of the Household Cavalry threw off their riders and raced through London.
The horses, one of which was covered in blood, caused chaos as they roamed the city centre and collided with vehicles, including a double-decker bus and taxi.
They initially became spooked by loud construction during a routine military exercise in Belgravia, the Army said.
Officers said the horses had been recovered and returned to camp.
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Don't blame the horses.
This is their natural reaction.
They got triggered by that Baby Lasagna song, I think. jk
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No, it’s the fault of their trainers and caregivers.
@@nancymesek yes it is. If you are an equestrian, you may have watched some of the LIVE practices the last five years. I watch the particular channel frequently. Just my humble opinion but there is a lot more nervous inexperience sitting those horses than I remember seeing before.
Don't blame the soldiers because what ever happened needs to be corrected and they are able to get back to duty.
The poor white horse, looks very injured, I hope both horses are being well cared for.😢
They are in the care of the British Empire, they would gleefully ride their horses into the slaughter.
Don't worry there been taken care off at there home ting all of em are back
Yeah they're fine. The army confirmed that the horses are being taken care of by military vets.
Thank God 🙏🏼 poor babies 🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴♥️
Keep on dreaming.
The horses are freaking gorgeous
Yes
This lady gave really good information. I'm so proud of the public for calming that horse. Also, so pleased that they had vets nearby. Glad all human were okay too.
Beautiful animals hope they’re not too badly hurt.
But they Are not pretty , they Are too fat
They Are too fat , Fed with chemistry not by normel food , but by genetically modified chemistry food
Naw just the people that are badly hurt
Yes, gorgeous.
@@julierogers1155if this happened in Africa, I'm sure your comment would have been different, leaning towards more racial and negative.
Broke my heart to see that grey seeming so badly hurt. As a long time horse mum, it was horrible to see these beautiful souls so terrified and horrifically injured.
Be honest, were you actually there to see that horse running in your general direction, would your first concern have been for the horse? Perhaps it's just the white skin of the horse, but that looked like bright red blood, the kind you only get from a vicious murder.
Blood is of a three-dimensional colour that jumps right out at you. A cup of blood splashed onto a white wall looks like a gallon.
It can be extremely disconcerting to see, and often it makes the injury look way worse than it really is.
The horse is in good hands and hopefully will be as right as rain soon.
Its so rare for them to get spooked.. makes you wonder
@@AnonymOus-ss9jj Are you unaware that a horses blood is red as well?
@@dod2304 I assumed as much, but I also assumed that surface wounds would spill darker blood, like in humans.
Horses natural instinct is flight once panicked. Hopefully they'll recover from their injuries.
Wow welp that's kinda ironic cause horses were used largely on medieval wars and pre 1900's wars
@@MannahSonneyeah but they would train them even back then. To be honest the cavelry aren't the best horse riders cause they learn on the job. A knight would be a better rider and not fall off if it reared up . Cavelry prob just fell off might have been newbys or horses might be. I'm pretty sure they ran off in war too
They have experienced freedom. They will never forget it and consequently, they will have to be taken off duty and retired due to being uncontrollable.
That's not true at all horses spook all of the time doesn't mean they will have to be retired lol. Clearly haven't been around many horses in your life have you?@@stananders474
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Many years ago in Coney Island a police horse was spooked by a revving motorcycle. The mounted officer warned everyone to step back and held on for dear life while maneuvering the horse over to another police horse that was calm, and his horse calmed down almost immediately.
Calm Horse: You are embarrassing me stop!
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Yes!
I had a horse that used to get so fed up with the ones that acted up he would pin his ears and nip them until they stopped misbehaving.
These horses were terrified. Poor things - they need lots of recovery in a huge pasture not living on cement.
Hertfordshire perhaps
they'd probably hate that. I don't know, but I'm guessing they probably like the attention & would be really distressed if it was suddenly taken from them
@@mehere8038 nothing would comfort them more than their natural habitat. The sounds and scents of nature would bring them pure bliss.
@@MattBrocklebank I'll tell that to the cockatoos that aare currently flying around screeching outside my home. PLENTY of bushland & their natural habitat nearby, but it bores them, they would rather hang out in suburbia with humans to entertain them & spoil them. These horses are no doubt the same, even zoo animals struggled during the pandemic cause they lost their enrichment of guests to interact with.
If you think natural habitat is so wonderful, why don't you demonstrate that by giving up the net & all your technology & going & living in nature huh? It's the same for you as it is for them!
@@mehere8038 go outside and lick some concrete. . .
That beautiful white horse covered with his/her own blood was heart-wrenching. I hope the gorgeous black horse is alright. That includes the humans who got in their way! Peace & love from Kathleen in California, USA
Its paint.. its signalling the king is ded
@@nadaazinovic You don't know what your on about. The King is NOT dead! And you can't spell either. The horse is healing I believe.
I hope the horses get all the attention they need for a full recovery...❤
Of course they will !!
My heart just shattered seeing the stream of blood down the white one in those photos, and seeing how both were clearly frightened. 😢
Must have been so scary being in the middle of a huge city like London with nothing or no one to guide you. Glad they’re ok though and getting treated!
Update.
Two horses receiving intensive verinary care. One has been moved to another hospital for further treatment.
Vida. White. Quaker. Black.
Horses - Trojan and Tennyson also ran amok.
Thanks for the update. I'm sure they'll recover completely! Their grooms must also be worried.
Awww….I’m so sad for the horses 😢😢 Please show them to us…let us know they are ok
Have you seen the price of glue these days 😢
@@mytorment Yeah the white horse is glue confirmed
@@stellviahohenheim they were all terminated bro
@@stellviahohenheimdon’t be a dolt!👎
@@mytormentyou nitwit!
4 horses, they're looking for their 4 horseman to start the apocalypse
yep and big ben stopped. must be the russians
*5 horses
4 soldiers were unseated ?
@@cattyelse2372 pagan islamists all over Christian Europe and the west.
@@JorgeAzapata614 Don't you love the grand English understatement? May they never lose that quirk.
Shows how powerful horses are, and how strong they are if they want to be
My heart breaks for those horses. Hope they are ok😢
That lady Jeanette was a very good guest - plainly an expert of experience and gave us the information without any personal grandstanding or showing-off! A very nice lady! 🤗
Good comment
I hope the bloody one is okay 😢
There's no need for that sort of language.
@@bguerra4 Oh the Bloody white on street
@@bguerra4,referencing the white/gray horse who has blood running down his legs/ underbelly & tail. He is so obviously very injured. Probably from colliding with the bus and a taxi. Poor horses. So very sad to see them galloping in terror.I hope they all recover totally especially the injured white/gray one.
@@peaceonearthgoodwilltoall4743 it's all Bibi's fault.
the black one was also bleeding...
Behold a Pale Horse
100 years ago they would've been a common sight
what on earth are you talking about. the horses are hurt and scared.
There used to be thousands of horses in London before cars so horses getting loose was probably not that uncommon
You do realise 100 years ago was 1924...they drove cars then, not ride horses
Let's say 120 years. There were 300k horses in London at that time.
More like 200 years ago
it's not only humans suffering, animals feel the pain too they have feelings
Agreed. I hate they even use horses this way. Why should they be forced to work and train. Let them be free and live in the wild as they’re meant to! No wonder they’re trying to run away… these environments aren’t good for them
watching 👀 this video again, the blood on white horse something's not right bleeding horses on the run
@@rose-kp4lf
It crashed into a bus.
I hope they are not put down
they look sensible, clever, well trained horses 🐎 used to human
Poor horses. Hope they were alright.
What about the riders? This is what wrong with society when people care more about horses than humans, it's insane.
@@Dalla_Dog Because I've ridden horses a lot before? Those riders no doubt have taken tumbles before. They hurt but aren't the end of the world. Those poor panicked horses galloped 5 miles through downtown London, running into cars. Sorry for being concerned about them.
The riders choose to ride them, horses don’t choose to be paraded around on concrete. Not their natural environment
@@jakehowie442so should we pass a legislation for horses to have the rights to choose if they want to be paraded? Should we give horses the right to vote also?
@@_ArsNovaoh sht up. if this happened in Africa, I'm sure your comment would have been different, criticizing the riders and feeding into your stereotypical perception of the people.
Poor dear horses. Glad they are being cared for xxx
A very British broadcast
Why not cover the grooming gangs in northern cities
Very BBC report. 'Horses from the Household Cavalry Regiment which work in Buckingham Palace'. So the troopers are working on the renovations and their horses pull their carts of building materials? Poor in factual knowledge and verbal reporting. I know the area well but 18 hours from seeing the first report l can't work out where this 'spooking' might have occurred.
@@tomcollins2036if you don't know where it occurred, you need to rewatch the video.
@@tomcollins2036 Are you stupid?
@@tomcollins2036seriously? The household cavalry exercise their horses through the city every morning. They weren’t expecting builders to drop several tonnes concrete off a building as they walked past. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Army sues the building company for their stupidity.
If the construction was loud enough to spook horses, imagine working there!
Construction crew will have PPE
Last year on a nearby construction site a crane dropped a 5 ton slab f concrete fro a decent hight and I felt the vibration (3rd floor appartment)
in my house and the sound was very loud despite the site being at least 300 meters away. I went out to see what happened as at first I thought
the 112 m high Dom tower in centre of my city had collapsed or something. It's been in scaffolding for over 3 years, undergoing restoration.
Any nearby horse would have bolted if it happened even 100 feet away...
Sergeant, we were not going AWOL, we were just horsing around.
Moron
dry joke. Do something better with your life, mate. Comedy ain't for you
All though a serious situation you comment is kinda funny😂
The black horse could be used for the Lloyds bank ad?....or maybe it's a bit too clumsy?
@@peterwainwright5994 dumb
Even the poor horses have had enough
Collided with a bus & car, must have been injured & very frightening, we’re not worried bout damage to vehicles what about damage to poor horses!
What we have learned is that construction noise needs tighter regulation. It's upsetting to both people and animals
I had to stop 3 huge horses on the run in Enfield theyd been running on the roads thru the night but the police couldn't stop them all they did was follow them in there cars So we got a call in the park i was working in to try and divert them into the field frm the road .My boss said stop them horses and direct them into that school field while i open the gate i was only 19 i juts waked infront of them and waved my arms a bit and they all stopped then we opened the gate and ushered them into the filed ..It was a bit frightening cos they were three abreast if they didn't stop that was the end of me
these are some of the best cared for horses on the planet- i know from experience. They must REALLY have been spooked to bolt like that. Nothing like a cavalry horse....
They bolt every year at some event?! You’re chatting nonsense
Here we go Einstein dropping gems again 💎
These are some of the best cared for slaves on the planet
@@NLIR-nz6zbC'mon Citeeee.
@@antony_5261 are you in the household cavalry? have you ever owned or worked with a horse? if no then shut up
OMG I so hope those beautiful horses are ok & well cared for. I'm sure they are getting the best of care. Best wishes to the riders, those horses are part of their family. Best wishes also to those people injured.
perhaps having Tarantino direct the new Lloyds TSB advert wasn't the best idea
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Good to hear that the horses are safe. I'm sure they're back at their stable telling all the other horses about their exciting day
Sht up. Horses ain't humans. It's discrminatry of you to see horses as humans
Theyre seriously injured, the Grey, Vida, is at a specialist hospital
@@mycosys An officer from the Hyde Park Barracks said he would give us updates on Diva, last thing he said wasn't much different from the other day. F
@@mycosys Is it Vida or Diva
The horses were shocked by a sudden loud BOOM in the morning and several just tried to jump away from the noise and one jumped into the bus! Another boom! They all took off, frightened and truly 'in shock' and finally, happily a grandmother talked to them and they came to her calm voice.....Granny SAVES the day(!). I imagine they were all right after a rest and recuperation period in the stables and pastures.
Poor horses! It's absolutely outrageous that there wasn't better control over the noise around them! The interviewed lady expressed perfectly what the horses were feeling and reacting to "imaginary" lions or wolves chasing them as horses are prey animals and herd creatures if one panics can cause all of them to fly away .
They look so magnificent. I hope they are okay!
I wish both horses 🐎 and everyone who has been injured fast recovery. Thank God no one lost life.
God let it happen in the first place. Duh.
Don,t blame them.Even they,re fed up of London
Sad the horses were spooked & out of control, very dangerous. Hoping they all fully recover plus the riders
Run boys run. You're free!
what..?
Free to run around a nightmarish land of asphalt, concrete, exhaust, and loud noises.
@@_ArsNova yeah the concrete jungle sucks.
As long as the horses are ok...that's all that matters!!!
Well… The horses, and the riders, and the cyclist… Right?
@@alanparmenter Yeah...but mainly the horses...
What about the people?
Yeh! and bollocks to the poor sods that got in the way!
Only care about the cyclist not the riders
I trust they address the building site noise , horses have heightened senses.
Thank you to the good public stepping up
Poor horses, I hope their injuries were not severe 😢
Aww you are soo sensitive. Towards horses on London streets but not so much babies being pulverised in Gaza.
@@MattBrocklebankDon't accuse her of that you don't even KNOW HER
Well the fact that they are galloping is a pretty good sign that they will be ok in the long run.they are very well looked after unlike a lot of animals in other countries.
@@anneloving8405 LoL even perhaps better looked after than many humans at home.
@@user-tg5vs1xz5x accuse 'her'?? Don't be so presumptuous sunshine, it's only springtime and the blossoms haven't even fallen gay pride is still a couple of months away. They'll have you reported to the gender police for misgenderingvan item on CZcams's comment's section. Careful
Bless them, little did they realise they were only in danger once they bolted, such magnificent animals, hope they recover
They dropped a ton of concrete next to them. At 8.40am in the morning. I understand you can't make any loud noise in an urban area before 9.00am. Maybe the King can sue the builder
It's 8 a.m. except on Sundays.
It was obviously and accident and the king never sues anyone
@@TheSealOfTheRose that's not quite correct, my friend. The Queen twice sued the Sun newspaper (first in 1988, and again in '93)
730am I'm scotland dont know about UK england @@user-jk1id5dg2h
@@ashleywilson2072
The Queen suing junk journalism and the King suing a building contractor aren’t exactly the same scales, now then, are they?
They're so gorgeous, I hope they're all feeling better from any bumps & dings they got. My gosh they're so beautiful always but to see them galloping is a sight to behold. Love to the horses. Thank goodness they're gonna' be okay now.
Well duh who the hell thinks horses should stand on one place in a gigantic city all day?
Poor terrified horses, they're so beautiful too. I'm sure if they could talk, they would say they would rather be grazing in a field, and being fed carrots 🐎❤🐎❤
Sensible questions from the interviewer. I hope those injured, people and horses, are recovering well from this upsetting ordeal. Also, those whose businesses have been affected (cab drivers etc).
beautiful babes hope they will calm down, horses are not made for asphalt streets with plenty of noise around 🙏❤️❤️❤️
I am not surprised hope they will recover soon . Poor horses . 😪
They must have been so frightened.
I just hope the horses are ok !!!!!
Why do these so called BBC reporters always seem to have a smirk on their faces when reporting on things like this?
Because the stories they report are mostly psyops 🙄
I pray for thems horses get better soon
2:38 I totally get it, horsies, I can't stand construction noise too.
Praying their not injured too bad ❤
Really - you want to pray for horses?
We are all Gods creatures.
I’ll pray for whomever I like
@@katiebaby60 Don't think God made a covenant with horses
@@rosalindross5682 Sure 'whomever' includes animals?
God bless those horse, and their riders 🥺
Um too late. Was it not one of your gods that also told humans to enslave and torture all the animals and rape the environment. Looks like your gods are getting their wish.
It shows you how Powerful these horses are! If a human collides with a bus it goes splat. However the bus gets smashed up by a horse.
This is a lucky turn of events for the horses, riders and the public all things considered. You can never be 100% certain of the best-trained horses in the world. Each of those large horses weigh between 600-700 kg. Phew thank the Lord nobody was killed including the beautiful horses. ❤
Horses can be funny about some things. I have a home-made vehicle that is like a motorcycle with a closed body. Overtaking a horse at low speed and a respectful distance is no problem; the horse can see that the vehicle has gone past without doing any harm and is now getting further away. Passing a horse in the opposite direction is another matter altogether; I have had to hide the vehicle behind a wall so that a woman could get her horse to go past. Police/army horses whom I have encountered with this vehicle do not seem to have the same problem. I can imagine that many horses probably had this problem with vehicles of any sort when the vehicles were first introduced.
I pray everyone is alright and have now been helped to heal and get better.
Please can we have some news as to how the Soldiers are and their horses.
Please let them know we really do care about them and will be really proud to see them out again.
What the!!! The best Commercial Ford Mustang I've ever seen
Public was amazing in calming them 👍
They was in extreme fear
Car insurance firm: Hi sir, how can we help?
Claimant: You ain't gonna believe this...
For anyone wondering... The army said in a statement on Monday, 29 April that “Two horses underwent surgery. One, Quaker, a Cavalry black, has shown significant improvement and progresses towards what is expected to be a full recovery. The other horse, Vida, a grey, continues to make progress. He remains under close and careful professional veterinary observation as his wounds heal. Of the soldiers injured, two are still undergoing treatment in hospital but will make a full recovery. The remainder have returned to work."
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Hope the horses are ok and they're not shot.
The army released a video
All five horses are back at the barracks and are being cared for by the vet.
The King owns them. He decides and it’s written in the oldest laws of British realm.
Shot you mean a ‘shot of an injection’ not with a SA80 thingy in a firing squad, what country do you think Britain is lol. I think the opposite that horse is King’s favourite getting rushed to an ICU put in a back of a special horse ambulance wrapped up in a hi-vis blanket with lady chaperone crew member by it giving the horse the fullest care 🚨 🐎
It's unlikely if they were able to run and their legs aren't damaged. They grey looks like it has a bad gash to the shoulder. It may not be able to go back to the military but it could be found a good home
I assume she meant as a result of their injuries not as a punishment
Signs of the horses from the apocalypse.
very strange....
Said everyone of faith for the last 1,900 years.
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Yup we’ll said. It’s all fun n games till people realize we are on the verge of the apocalypse
Two horses covered in blood were surely scary and dangerous enough. Now imagine 100 cavalymen charging your formation, while you can only reload your gun under 30 seconds and ask the gods for help
Imagine the guy from the care calling up to the insurance to claim:
Driver: I am calling to call in an incident, a horse run into my car .
Insurance: ok a mustang, what's the name of the driver .
Driver : Harry Trotter
Good joke. Are you gay?
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Don’t think the guy will really have too much trouble, lots of video evidence!
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Horsing around
God those poor things how stressfull
Let them be free, free from human it’s about time
Them horses wants to be wild and free
No they don't
@@Urtongueizurswordthey literally said it at the start.They were frightened by construction crew
@@Urtongueizursword They aren't wild horses
@@Urtongueizursword Domestic animals haven't been wild for something like 5000 years. So please stop talking nonsense.
@@Urtongueizurswordbrother stop talking for all of our sakes
Thanks for having this quality, knowledgeable guest to give us more information about the horses.
They should be free to be where horses should be ,not in the streets of London.
They are military horses, extremely well trained to work and they serve an important role. Part of their habitation at the Palace includes a large grassy area where they can frolic and they are very regularly taken to a rest and recuperation area in the countryside. They’re the best looked after horses in the world. Don’t see them as horses which are abused in any matter at all.
@@aliciarobertson4979 No matter how well you think they're cared for, horses to me seems like a novely at this point. They deserve to run free in the wild where they belong.
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Unfortunately, not all horses could be allowed to be in the wild again. There is insufficient land for that to happen today in today’s sprawling urban settings which now occupy the land that they may have roamed over many centuries ago. There would be a need for many of them to be culled as happens to all wild herds these days. It is a fact that horses were domesticated thousands of years ago to be work animals and they are still necessary to work on farms in areas where machinery is unable to be used due to the topography, or where machinery is cost prohibitive in third world countries because the people have to continue farming to feed themselves. Sadly, your altruistic concerns for these horses isn’t going to change anything for them in 2024. You certainly could forward your concerns in writing to the commanding officers of the cavalry units concerned. I’m sure you would receive the courtesy of a reply.
We see horses in dangerous cinematic battles all the time, here we see the reality of what those scenes must have truly looked like. I can imagine the blood pressure of a full throttle terrified horse would create an enormous show of blood-- even from a fixable laceration.
My truer concern is for their legs, pelvic, etc.. I love watching this magnificent cavalry at work, my hope is that all will be well for man and beast.
Quite the spectacle! Imagine being those cyclists at the intersection in that famous clip! 😲🤯😲
Wow…I guess you never realize how powerfully strong they are till you see the damage they can do. I’m so relieved that they were all ok…the riders too. Sending prayers of recovery ❤️🩹 for everyone. CA./USA
I know it's sad, but there's something visually striking about it.
End of the Firm is happening before our eyes.
Agree. The empty street, so quiet except the clatter of hooves, riderless tacked up horses. Surreal, beautiful, and sad all at once.
I do hope they'll look after of that poor injured white horse 🐴 and do hope it's get well soon.
They will, they wouldn't put it down unless it couldn't walk. It's a bad cut at the top of its shoulder
It will be looked after better than you or I trust me!!
Its surprising how they were spooked. They are war horses supposedly and are used to loud noises.
@@eduardovaldivia5572 I believe the falling concrete was near and behind some of the horses - that would have meant imminent danger to the horses, not just a noise.
@@eduardovaldivia5572 It may surprise you to learn their no longer serve on the front line of active combat
Good to hear natural horsemanship explanations from the horses ' perspectives
This BBC News report is the best coverage I have seen so far about this most unfortunate occurrence. I had no idea prior how far the horses had traveled through the city. I am so glad the horses will be ok, and I hope the injured people recover quickly as well. What a shock for all involved.
Absolutely crazy sight a white horse coated in blood.
It's an omen.
@@MattBrocklebankfor what?
@@startracker5895 And behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth to conquer.
@@MultiGodfather Interesting. Are there multiple versions? I'm only familiar with, "And I looked, and behold a pale horse, and his name that sat upon him was Death, and Hell followed him." - Revelation 6:8 King James Version
@@startracker5895 It's clearly an omen for the break up of the United Kingdom. God help us.
Omg! Poor things!!😢
I understand at least one of the horses (probably the grey) has undergone surgery. As the reporter said they will all be getting the very best veterinary care - and I hope they all recover fully and are soon back on duty. Hope anyone injured is ok too. Not something you want running at you - 1/2 a ton of horse.
This is so sad,thank you for sharing,hope they are all safe and well. Please keep us informed. Horse lover from the U. S❤
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More to this that meets the eye very strange
They've had enough
Four riders unseated and injured... The four horses of the Apocalypse.....The wise will consider it, but some will mock
I think this was deliberate symbology.
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Four Riders were thrown and Injured, not five.....Four ran amuck, and the fifth horse kinda followed them at a normal pace 🤔
Poor horses. Injured horses sometimes does not bode well for horse.
"Military horses" WHY!? I can't believe with all the issues in the army, and the lack of funding etc that no one has thought to retire the freaking cavalry yet. What a cruel waste of taxes and manpower.
They thought lancers were obsolete in the age of gunpowder until Napoleon conquered Europe with them!
@@catmonarchist8920 Never heard that before. Practically everyone in the Napoleonic war used cavalry in their armies at a similar ratio?
I'm pretty sure Napoleons success was attributed mainly to his corps system, and the expert training of professional soldiers- The imperial guard are often highlighted though.
Horses thought they were either in Sienna or Pamplona. All joking aside, glad everybody was safe.
When this happened in Stockholm, a person died. The owner was charged with manslaughter, I believe.
Even the horses are trying to get away from the rotten military.
SO funny to think that just a few generations ago, this story wouldn't have even made the witness' dinner table conversations and nowadays it's global news!
Drive through 19th century London in a Ford F150 and watch people lose their top hats.
Why do you think its global news?
Even 200 years ago, it was not common for five runaway horses to gallop through the city center.
So dangerous yet so beautiful there was a time when horses were man's best freind
Well that's something you don't see everyday