HORSE LAUGHS and MULTIPLE IDIOTS provoke LOUD SHOUTS as huge crowds arrive at Horse Guards! 

I understand because of safety concerns they are keeping the middle gate closed. However I worry if something really happens the masses of people in the yard will not be able to get out in time.

Yes John, you're absolutely right. At 7:50 you can see the chain hanging and flying around, and the chain under the horses head is tight, probably upsetting the horse. Yes, same horse, Tabor, only mark i can see is a small white dot low on his right front leg. Thor is on the right.

THANK YOU!!😮😮

i thought same thing....they just tried getting closer to wall....if they had gotten kicked would have been their own fault

Yes but that requires having Common Sense. Unfortunately Common Sense doesn’t grow in everyone’s garden.

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Having watched Horse Guards for nearly 4 yrs, it seems to me that apart from no common sense, there is oblivion with regard to the actual size and WEIGHT of the horse. 600kgs-800kgs. (Drum horses even bigger and heavier.) The weight alone can flatten a human. I think tour guides need to learn about horse behaviour and impart that knowledge to their tour groups. The simple signal of a horse's ears flattened back is a clear indication of horsey not happy, move away from it. People taking pictures should not be encouraging people to stand closer to the horse. Every human and animal has it's comfort zone. Sure, it adds to the excitement when a Boxman, Gatesman or Chitsman (Chicksman) shout at tourists. Personally I would like a responsible person of authority (e.g. Retired Cavalry) standing at each horse box stopping people getting too close to the horse, or touching the horse (because that inevitably leads to rein grabbing, horse eye poking etc.). Tourists need to know their boundaries and learn that Cavalry horses are highly trained and should be admired for their stature, not irritated by tourists. I am just an old Gran (77) who loves the Military, parades, ceremonies and admiring the Cavalry in their spectacular uniforms and magnificent horses, but gets grumpy with stupid tourists 🤷🤦🏼‍♀️🤗

Thats exactly right 👍

Perhaps not. If they don’t speak English, and they can’t read the signs on the wall, and if they have absolutely no experience with large animals or farms, then they probably don’t know how to behave around large animals. Sad!

Perhaps not. If they don’t speak English, and they can’t read the signs on the wall, and if they have absolutely no experience with large animals or farms, then they probably don’t know how to behave around large animals. Sad!

No, it's not sad. People need to realize these are guards and horses on duty. This is their job and if they can't read the signs, they need to get an app on their phone that can translate it for them.​@SalyLuz-hc6he

"But I paid for my holiday!!!!!!!"

Yep ..agree

My thought too

If it is the same horse which is more than likely, it could've been something else like the bit pinching his lip or something caught under the saddle or strap, which is causing discomfort, which is why the horse returned so quickly and more relaxed after it was adjusted. It's not as if they can tell us! Oh! For us humans to be more telepathic with our animal friends! The day will come! I'm a little telepathic with my daughter at times, which she finds a little frustrating! 😅 So we're beginning to evolve genetically as I'm not the only one. 😊

Maybe a calming juice?

Spot on @angelaearthy5161 - you could see it dangling from the left hand side of his bit and every head movement of the horse made it jangle and move around under his head where he can't clearly see it. No wonder he was getting spooked.

With so few people actually living in the country or having experience with large animals, I find that I often see people without common sense anymore. I guess that common sense is just not very common nowadays.

Do the tour guides have to book in, or just all turn up at the same time.?

@@SalyLuz-hc6he i've noticed same thing about common sense these days...just don't seem to exist anymore...so sad too

TBS They're really are.😊 @LondonCityWalks have you seen Bradford lately?

Oui ,ils sont calmes ……. Mais à l’intérieur d’eux , cela doit être à vif !je les plains de tout coeur , c’est une mise à l’épreuve qui compte pour entrer dans ce métier de soldat . Sommes nombreux à les comprendre ,faut qu’ils le sachent !! Pensées de Monique 🇫🇷 ❤️ .

Yes, the Curb chain had become detached at one side, meaning the trooper would have had less control.

It is a public highway

he was riding on the snaffle too instead of the curb which makes me think new horse too. Ive noticed a couple horses ridden on the snaffle and Im thinking they all must be new softer mouth horses. They are started on soft gentle rubber snaffles.

Good eye!

I think they just froze.

4 at 46:02 I think.

I think this is as close as some people have ever been to a horse which might account for the need to touch it.

They are riding boots

i call them horse pats. Horses like a confident touch. I patted my big dogs like that too. Confidence builder. I even patted my husband like that when he was a good boy😊

@@maryelyse5633 🤣

@@maryelyse5633 😂😂😂

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​@@maryelyse5633patted husband love it😂😂😂

I agree he gets the most horses having issues & naturally then has the most horses playing up. He’s an excellent rider & handles the horses beautifully.

Is that the emblem on the right sleeve of his uniform? I had noticed that some of the troopers have them and some don’t. This trooper is amazing with horses that are unsettled so makes perfect sense ❤

​@@user-ts9im6re3cthe stirrup patch he is one of the best.

Yeah think it happened so fast by the time they realized what was happening, the horse was almost pinning them to the wall, and they weren't sure which way the horse was going to go. I get it. I freeze in utter fear when I see a bat. I would never hurt one and many of them I think are cute but yup I freeze up when I see them flying around in real life.

Ditto re fellow Kiwi!

Ditto ditto 🙋‍♀️

I find that common sense is just not very common any more. Sad!!

No longer common sense, it's now common stupidity or common dense.

@@jeannetteyin2531 truth!

Yes, I agree the bridal or bit was an issue for the horse.

Different horse , first horse had a martingale and his mane lying on his offside ,second horse Tabor , no martingale mane on near side .

He also has a martingale which Tabor doesn't . So far Sangin is the only horse I've seen with a martingale .

I also grew up on a farm, and all my extended family around me were Farmers as well. It seems today that many people don’t ever get the kind of real life experiences that help them develop common sense; and it doesn’t help that neither do most people have personal experience with any large animal or livestock at all. I think that they think this large animal would never hurt them. So many people have over romanticized & anthropomorphized animals, that they just can’t conceive of any animal actually injuring them! I say more young people need to spend some part of school volunteering on a farm. This is such an important part of our history! I’m fortunate to live about 15 miles from a Living History Farm, re-creating family life from the 1880s with the same breeds of traditional animals & crops appropriate for the time & area. Once a month they open up for Saturday morning chores, and you can come and help them feed and water chickens, pigs, sheep, cows, horses, collect the eggs, shovel a bit of manure, etc. If it’s the right time of year you may be able to milk a cow, watch manual sheep shearing or horse plowing & grain planting. There are usually some hands-on activities such as shelling corn off the cob. In winter sometimes we got to go on a sleigh ride in the snow! You can see a working wood shop & blacksmith, and often people spinning wool, weaving, knitting, gardening , cooking on a cast iron wood stove etc. of course we got to taste some of whatever they were baking! I’ve been appalled about some of the answers we hear from other people bringing city kids out, children who have no idea where their milk comes from. A few of them said the store, but not one said a cow! Doing a few chores at different times of year can really help you appreciate how easy most of us have it in our lives. 💙👩🏼‍🌾🖖🏼

I wonder that also, our world is going crazy