Military horses have once again been on the run in central London in panic after losing their riders.
The incident occurred when six horses from the Royal Cavalry Mounted Regiment were carrying out a routine exercise under the control of five soldiers.
The lead horse, who was riding rather than leading, broke loose after being frightened by a London bus. This caused two riders to fall from their horses, which also broke free.
They are three Royal Cavalry horses that were left covered in blood after fleeing through London in April earlier this year.
Today, the animals fled from Seville Street to South Eaton Place, where one horse was recovered. Two horses continued to Vauxhall Bridge via Belgrave Road before being stopped.
Dashboard camera footage from a black cab shows two of the three military horses that drove through central London on Monday
The taxi driver posted the video on X with the caption: “I got hit in Lupus St Pimlico.”
The military said one of the horses received ‘minor injuries’ today.
A London black cab driver posted footage showing a horse crashing into his vehicle on the street.
Now, the three military horses have been recovered “quickly and safely.” The animals They were seen calming down on Vauxhall Bridge when a van arrived to take them away.
The Ministry of Defence confirmed that everyone was collected and returned to Hyde Park Barracks at 9.55am.
None of the three horses were involved in the earlier incident on April 24, the ministry also said.
In April, images of frightened and blood-covered horses galloping through the capital were broadcast around the world.
However, first responders and five military workhorses who were injured in the incident “continue to make notable progress in their recovery,” the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) said.
Three of the injured horses (Trojan, Tennyson and Vanquish) have returned to service and “against all expectations, appear likely to take part in the King’s Birthday Parade on June 15,” the regiment said.
Six soldiers and seven horses of the Royal Guard were on an extended Watering Order, an exercise to maintain the physical condition of animals not involved in the public-facing duties of the Royal Guard.
But the animals became frightened during the exercise and fled through the town leaving five people, including three soldiers on horseback, injured in three separate incidents during the six-mile rampage that lasted two hours.
Onlookers said one of the Household Cavalry soldiers was left “screaming in pain” after he was thrown from his horse when it crashed into a car at the Clermont Hotel on Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria.
They were eventually caught in Limehouse, east London. Stopped at the side of the road by several officers, the white horse began bleeding on the road and was treated by vets at the scene.
Speaking about the incident today, an army spokesman said: “We can confirm that whilst on exercise this morning three horses from the Royal Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment became loose from their riders. They were quickly and safely recovered.
“One horse suffered minor injuries, but no further treatment is required and the soldiers involved were not injured.”
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: ‘We are aware that a number of horses were loose in central London and are working with the Army to locate them.
“We are pleased to confirm that all the horses have been located. We remain in contact with the military.”
