A Household Cavalry horse is not your average steed. Specially-trained to ignore artillery fire, they work patiently amidst large crowds and deal with the commotion of state events.
But on occasion, it has been known for these ceremonial chargers to lose their composure, whether that be an unexpected noise or a pesky tourist getting just a bit too close.
Often seen on special ceremonial occasions, these elite horses and their riders have traditionally been part of the monarch’s elite bodyguard.
But every now and then the soldiers have to turn their attention away from the King in hot pursuit of a military horse on the run.
A horse was filmed rearing and throwing off a trooper on the same day a group of panicked horses ran wild through Central London.
One onlooker said moments before the incident: ‘The horses are having a bit of a dance show this morning, they’re …