Horses on the rampage in Central London.

[TopCat]

It was at the junction of Terminus Place and Buckingham Palace Road. A busier place for peds you could not find. It was lucky how it turned out.

 

[bcuster]

It was at the junction of Terminus Place and Buckingham Palace Road. A busier place for peds you could not find. It was lucky how it turned out.

Maybe the gentle beasts actually like people, but hate their mounted torturers in their ridiculous red uniforms & plumage

 

[Orang Utan]

Must have freaked a few godbotherers out

 

[SpookyFrank]

Nice to see the army are being about as much use as always.

 

[davesgcr]

Presume TfL were able to use their traffic control system to stop various routes etc by changing traffic lights to red etc, - they must have some impressive footage from their CCTV coverage.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Horses are right up there in the “ridiculous animals” stakes.

Huge, powerful, things that are more than capable of dishing out a severe kicking to anything they don’t like. Scared of their own shadow, someone sneezing, a passing butterfly, carrier bags, and for one I once rode, gaps in a hedge

 

[nogojones]

Presume TfL were able to use their traffic control system to stop various routes etc by changing traffic lights to red etc, - they must have some impressive footage from their CCTV coverage.

I know the horses are supposed to be trained, but I can't imagine them stopping at red lights

 

[pbsmooth]

Poor horses, they must have been terrified. The video of one running while covered in blood is grim.

 

[Callie]

Horses are right up there in the “ridiculous animals” stakes.

Hige, powerful, things that are more than capable of dishing out a severe kicking to anything they don’t like. Scared of their own shadow, someone sneezing, a passing butterfly, carrier bags, and for one I once rode, gaps in a hedge

Yes someone I used to work with rode a horse that was scared of crisp packets!

 

[Spymaster]

Two of them made it from Belgravia to Limehouse.

That's quite a trek across Central London in the rush hour.

 

[TopCat]

Two of them made it from Belgravia to Limehouse.

That's quite a trek across Central London in the rush hour.

They did it in just a few mins. It was surreal as there were pics and video showing at my office by the time I got there a few mins after it happened.

 

[lazythursday]

It feels quite fitting with the times that the state can't even pull off stuff like pageantry with horses we've got centuries of being good at any more.

 

[A380]

I know the horses are supposed to be trained, but I can't imagine them stopping at red lights

Don’t be silly; their hoofs are too big to push the little buttons on pedestrian crossings…

 

[Spymaster]

Disgraceful treatment of the animals by the "elite". Why am I not surprised....?

They were probably rattled by their riders, who deserved what they got in return...

I do wonder if they use those spurs they wear.

What a shitty life for a horse.

Must have freaked a few godbotherers out

Some very weird and silly comments. Have you guys been drinking?

Apparently they were frightened by something being dropped from a crane on a construction site right beside them.

 

[scifisam]

Don’t be silly; their hoofs are too big to push the little buttons on pedestrian crossings…

Going on the ground they covered, I bet they even ran straight over the pegasus crossings. I mean, they were made just for them and they still ignored them. Worse than cyclists!

 

[Raheem]

It's weird. You'd think the middle of a sprawling city would be a perfectly fine place to keep a horse.

 

[Raheem]

I was there! It was surprising.

Observing NATO military manoeuvres.

 

[krtek a houby]

It feels quite fitting with the times that the state can't even pull off stuff like pageantry with horses we've got centuries of being good at any more.

Probably woke horses

 

[Ted Bunting]

Horses for pedestrianised retail courses

 

[klang]

Going on the ground they covered, I bet they even ran straight over the pegasus crossings. I mean, they were made just for them and they still ignored them. Worse than cyclists!

I'm not paying road tax for that!

 

[Elpenor]

Didn’t there used to be a poster called Horse Pileup?

 

[Spymaster]

It's weird. You'd think the middle of a sprawling city would be a perfectly fine place to keep a horse.

You might even consider, given the frequency with which the police, the army, and individuals have used horses in London, and pretty much every other city in the world, for centuries with seemingly few major incidents, that the animals are actually tremendously capable if well looked after and adapt well to life in town.

 

[dessiato]

Anyway, it's nice to see a bit of mutiny in the stables.

I'm not particularly fond of horses, but at least these two tried to shake off their shackles.

When lived in Spain I used to get chorizo and steaks made from horsemeat. I was particularly fond of horsemeat, but not so much actual horses.

 

[ska invita]

You might even consider, given the frequency with which the police, the army, and individuals have used horses in London, and pretty much every other city in the world, for centuries with seemingly few major incidents, that the animals are actually tremendously capable and adapt well to life in town.

"In 1900, almost every vehicle on London's streets was horse-drawn. More than 300,000 horses were needed to keep the city on the move, hauling everything from private carriages and cabs to buses, trams and delivery vans."

Great horse manure crisis of 1894 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Silas Loom]

When lived in Spain I used to get chorizo and steaks made from horsemeat. I was particularly fond of horsemeat, but not so much actual horses.

I have never lived in France or Spain or anywhere else overtly hippophagic, but I have bought enough supermarket ready meals supposedly containing minced beef to be pretty sure that I have eaten at least the equivalent of a single horse, and it doesn’t bother me particularly.

 

[Spymaster]

"In 1900, almost every vehicle on London's streets was horse-drawn. More than 300,000 horses were needed to keep the city on the move, hauling everything from private carriages and cabs to buses, trams and delivery vans."

Great horse manure crisis of 1894 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

We had a Royal Horse Artillery barracks a couple of streets away for many years until their lease expired recently. It's being developed into flats now. Every now and then they'd take the horses for a spin through the streets in full gear, pulling gun carriages. Magnificent stuff and the noise was incredible. The roads would have a moderate dusting of horse shit afterwards, which I believe country folk collect and use on their gardens but there's not much call for it in Central London.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Horsemeat is very tender and quite tasty. Am very fond of living horses too.

Can anyone answer why the British Army needs a mounted regiment at all these days? Surely these people could be doing something else with their time and our money?

 

[Aladdin]

Apparently they were frightened by something being dropped from a crane on a construction site right beside them.

You might even consider that given the frequency with which the police, the army, and individuals have used horses in London, and pretty much every other city in the world, for centuries with few major incidents, that the animals are actually tremendously capable and adapt well to life in town.

which was why I wrote that it was unusual / weird that they tossed a rider and made a bolt for it. They're trained to be ok next to cannonfire.

It happened on Tuesday aswell. One particular horse threw his rider, a senior officer, onto the ground..video footage was posted.. I've watched the footage of both incidents and to my eye it could well be the same horse as in yesterday's video. Black with a little white streak on forehead. There were 2 black horses running in London yesterday. One with a little white forehead streak and another with white socks on both hind legs and a forehead streak.

This is not a common thing to happen amongst these particular horses when out on roads on duty. Or in training. They are trained meticulously every single day to do exactly as their rider instructs them.

My thoughts...
A normally obedient horse just does not act out like this without good reasons... they also usually give clear warnings to handlers and other horses If something is wrong or bothering them.

I love horses..have done since I was a little child. I used to have a lot of experience in riding them / and handling them. Stopped after I developed a muscle disease. There is no doubt that something really upset one of them and that this triggered a few others nearby. If it was a very loud noise (this was actually discounted by witnesses) then more than 3 would have reacted. This..to me..is a very unhappy lead horse. I would be checking for infections and if that proves clear, checking their rreins saddles for pins or sharp bits.... checking their food for fungus or toxins...check if there are new handlers / riders. And if all this is clear .. interview the rider. Horses don't buck a rider without a reason. Fear being the biggest psychological reason. So if there is no physical reason found then there is a psychological one.
Imo

 

[andysays]

Didn’t there used to be a poster called Horse Pileup?

I thought it was Hearse Pileup.

Maybe we'll see one of those next week.

 

[nogojones]

When lived in Spain I used to get chorizo and steaks made from horsemeat. I was particularly fond of horsemeat, but not so much actual horses.

I'm a veggie these days, but in the past I'd have hoofed them down