Behind-the-scenes as military horses gear up for Platinum Jubilee celebrations 

The only thing about a car is it's not like it's a bite You and some of these will. Straight out Jurassic Park Some

Fantastic video, I’m intriqued❤

Yes, they do! Horses and their riders have an annual holiday in the country, close to the coast, every August. 🙂

They are also turned out to grass for a month over Christmas in Leicestershire.

Those two injured horses were on the news last night (4th June 2024). They were enjoying a run in a field. Looking very good. The other horses are back on duty & will be part of Trooping the Colour on Saturday 15th June 2024.

@NattieChristopher wow that is torture, to make a horse stand like that for pictures is no better than working horses pulling a carriage. At least they get to move

@NattieChristopher do they exercise them at least? And do real dressage drills?

@@maggiefranks6849 The horses are carefully chosen & trained for their work in the British army & well looked after !! There was a time over a century ago when horses were used for battle in all countries !!

@@nigelpilgrim4232 I appreciate that they are well cared for but how long do they have to stand there like that without breaks? How long are their shifts?

@@maggiefranks6849 Remember there are all different types of horses as their body's are built different so there are different breeds of horses they are too strong for as a race-horse not strong enough as plough horse there are all different breeds of horses . Just like police horses have to be trained for duties to cope with busy road traffic & noise levels of riots if necessary so do horses used by the army for ceremonial duties !!! In this modern time horses are for ceremonial use , where in the past would have been used for war the last time was highly likely the 1st world war !! So it's nothing to stand on ceremonial duties & sentry duty with its trooper on it's back ,!!!

They can lie down.

The boxes are not very small

Yes

Tradition my friend. Pride in your Regiment, pride in your self.

Pretty certain they get worked quite often throughout the day. Don’t quote me tho😂 I do know they get sort of a “holiday” where they leave London and get to actually be horses for a few weeks in a nice green field.

They are tied up to be groomed, tacked up, and shod, just like any horse! Otherwise they have roomy stalls. Don't be thinking that these horses are hard done by or badly treated. There are vets and farriers on hand day and night.There's an awful lot of animal abuse in UK, but it's not in Knightsbridge Barracks!

The amount used on these horses wouldn’t be anywhere near to do anything you suggested. We have tradition why would we get rid of it.

They generate more income from tourism than their costs of maintaining.

yes!!! exactly!

A bad ass privilege?

You know how little amount of soldiers we’d have if we didn’t allow people with tattoos?

You don’t have to be a badass, to get a tattoo, and having tattoos doesn’t make you a badass.

Why would SAS need to have tattoos?

As a country who have a great military tradition & past . These traditions must be kept & we shall on in to the future & look back in our history with pride . lt is time to deal with traitors !!

Good God ,NO NO,we would end up with President Khan,Starmer,Biden clone,a Reality " Star"🤡 all with the power resting SOLELY in THEIR hands.The Queen/King is all that stands between the DROSS we WOULD ELECT and sanity.

banish all traitors from this island

I disagree I say we should keep it. We have tradition why should we throw it away?

Bear baiting, dog fighting etc all traditional as is sending our servicemen into conflict without proper equipment then following the inevitable, not providing medical facilities and long term care

Money is flowing in due to tourism. People don't come to London to have a trip on the London Eye, they are coming to see the 'royal' traditions e.g horse guards, Royal Family and so on. Taking these things out of the picture, let me tell you, UK wouldn't be that attractive to tourists. So any of these comments on "ahhh, waste of tax payers money" is false.

@@erzsebetnaftalin5987 investment in manufacturing industry and social care would be most useful rather than a living museum celebrating the past. A past that doesn't exist anymore.

@@wef2023 but that dosnet bring tourism tourism helps the government make money what then can go back into different things but it also helps local business getting rid of the tourism would do nothing good