{"id":34318,"date":"2024-04-24T12:47:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T12:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/24\/horses-run-loose-through-central-london-in-surreal-spectacle\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T12:47:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T12:47:13","slug":"horses-run-loose-through-central-london-in-surreal-spectacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/24\/horses-run-loose-through-central-london-in-surreal-spectacle\/","title":{"rendered":"Horses Run Loose Through Central London in Surreal Spectacle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/04\/24\/multimedia\/24uk-horses-qlcm\/24uk-horses-qlcm-facebookJumbo.jpg?fit=1050,549&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Horses Run Loose Through Central London in Surreal Spectacle\" title=\"Horses Run Loose Through Central London in Surreal Spectacle\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Several runaway military horses galloped through the streets of London on Wednesday morning, alarming pedestrians, sideswiping cars and buses, and turning an ordinary rush hour into a frightening, almost surreal spectacle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Four people were treated for injuries, including a soldier who was thrown from one of the horses, according to the London Ambulance Service. The horses, which belong to the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, a unit that parades in royal pageants, are normally well-trained symbols of London\u2019s regal past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Wednesday, however, they broke into a panicked stampede that had more in common with the Wild West. Galloping past some of London\u2019s most famous sites \u2014 from Buckingham Palace to Tower Bridge \u2014 they left a trail of damaged vehicles and shocked pedestrians, some of whom had to dart out of their way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">By 10:30 a.m., the Metropolitan Police said that all the horses had been recovered and were back in their barracks in Hyde Park. But some had suffered injuries, including a white horse that had blood splashed on its neck, chest and forelimbs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The drama began shortly after 8 a.m. when the horses, apparently spooked by the noise from a nearby construction site, threw off the military riders who were taking them out for routine exercises. Photographs showed one of the soldiers being treated while lying on the ground on Buckingham Palace Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Video footage captured a pair of riderless horses galloping in Aldwych, a stately area in central London. Their hooves clattered in the shadow of grand stone buildings as passers-by scattered, buses jerked to a stop and cars honked. The white horse, wearing a saddle and stirrups with its reins flying behind it, was caught on video later galloping in the vicinity of Tower Bridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Other pictures showed the result of unexpected encounters between animals and a busy urban landscape: a double-decker tour bus with a smashed windshield and a gray Mercedes van with a dented door and smashed rear windows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">As the incident unfolded, newspapers and broadcasters began carrying live coverage, briefly riveting much of the city. The Metropolitan Police said in a statement, \u201cWe are aware of a number of horses that are currently loose in central London and are working with colleagues, including the army, to locate them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Shortly before 10 a.m., the City of London police reported that its officers had corralled two of the horses near Limehouse, a neighborhood adjacent to the city\u2019s docklands. That indicated they had made their way across Central London, from Westminster through Covent Garden and past the financial district.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe\u2019re waiting for an army horse box to collect the horses and transport them to veterinary care,\u201d the city police said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">An army spokesman <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2024\/04\/24\/london-blood-covered-household-cavalry-horses-run-loose\/#:~:text=Five%20Household%20Cavalry%20horses%2C%20including,on%20their%20daily%20morning%20exercise.\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">told The Daily Telegraph<\/a> that horses had been recovered and returned to their camp, but he added, \u201cA number of personnel and horses have been injured and are receiving the appropriate medical attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Household Cavalry \u2014 made up of the two most senior units in the British Army, the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals \u2014 is a familiar sight in royal pageants. They trooped in the coronation of King Charles III last May and during <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/09\/19\/world\/europe\/queen-elizabeth-funeral.html\" title=\"\">the state funeral of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II<\/a>, in September 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The cavalry\u2019s horses are trained to be comfortable in busy streets and around people, which made the incident on Wednesday extraordinarily unusual.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Tourists often pose for pictures next to the horses when they stand guard in front of <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.royalparks.org.uk\/visit\/parks\/st-jamess-park\/horse-guards-parade\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Horse Guards Parade<\/a>, a ceremonial parade ground on Whitehall, north of Downing Street. The soldiers astride them only occasionally scold the tourists for getting too close or otherwise disturbing the animals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/24\/world\/europe\/horses-loose-london.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several runaway military horses galloped through the streets of London on Wednesday morning, alarming pedestrians, sideswiping cars and buses, and turning an ordinary rush hour into a frightening, almost surreal spectacle. Four people were treated for injuries, including a soldier who was thrown from one of the horses, according to the London Ambulance Service. 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