Yesterday in the center of London, two of the five British Army horses that escaped and ran wild were found to be in serious condition. Defense Minister James Cartlidge confirmed this information, stating that all five horses have been recovered, with three in good health and two in relatively serious condition. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning during a training exercise involving seven horses and six soldiers from the Household Cavalry near Hyde Park.
The chaos that ensued saw four soldiers thrown from their horses and five horses breaking free, startled by construction noise. Two of these horses ran through busy streets, narrowly avoiding traffic. The London Ambulance Service responded to reports of a person thrown from a horse in Buckingham Palace Road, where a Mercedes driver witnessed the commotion. He reported hearing something hit his car, seeing horses near the vehicle, and an army rider injured.
One horse collided with a parked tour bus, shattering the windshield in the mayhem of the situation. While three unhorsed soldiers were taken to the hospital for checks, their lives were not at risk. Despite this unexpected chaos, City of London police helped contain the loose horses while an Army horse box transported them for veterinary care.
Defense Minister James Cartlidge assured that incidents like this are unlikely to be repeated, emphasizing that the Army routinely exercises around 150 horses in central London every day.
