Is It Time to Stop Using Horses in the Forces? 

Its not the horses that are the problem.

What a pointless discussion, those horses are the most cared for in the whole of the UK.

…Is that a serious question? This incident secured media/public attention precisely because it is (nearly) unprecedented therefore questioning whether all military horses need to be retired after this one bizarre incident is absurd. What next I wonder: ‘Man gashes hand whilst using a screwdriver… is it time to ban screwdrivers?’ Ludicrous. 😩

One freak incident and the uninformed "ban it brigade" start squealing...so predictable! 🤮

On a related note, if a couple or injured horses with the Police is sufficient to end the practice, how many race horse are injured every year and there is no call on the news to end the sport.

Remember when someone crashed a car and all the media was asking, "Is It Time to Stop Using Cars?" No? Because it never happened. It would be a really dumb thing to suggest. Just like this.

Stop the boats . Lots of criminals have arrived on the boats. They are more of a danger than our wonderful horses

These types want to ban our forces, let alone the horses

Overreaction to everything nowadays! Something that’s never happened before…..Oh quick ban it!!

Really, one unfortunate incident that was a bit random and now we should remove them. Get a life everyone. There are reasons for having them.

Before cars were invented the horse was the only mode of transport , these horses get the best veterinary care, these incidents are extremely rare.

It's time to stop people from grabbing at the horses, trying to pravoke a reaction from the guards and disrespecting the mounted soldiers.

It is a very isolated incident the last dreadful one was when the IRA bombed in London here come the do gooders god help us

This was a one in millions event. No need to ban horses in the army. The construction workers need investigating as to why they allowed this to happen as the horses were passing. It takes seconds to look, especially as this is a regular event and the construction site knows it takes place.

Horses are working animals so they serve a purpose especially in the army and police ❤❤❤

Perhaps builders should be banned near horses.

If you've ever owned horses you will know they enjoy working. Not all horses bolt, some are genuinely not fazed by anything and are extremely well behaved. Horses would be field ornaments if some people had their own way which is not fulfilling for their lives, they will get laminitis grazing all the time, be overweight and be destructive out of boredom so leave them to it, they are a great asset and earn their keep with the amazing work they do.

Horses have been working in these roles for decades and how often have you seen this happen that happened yesterday?

The horses are well cared for in the forces as are the mascots (who are spoilt rotten) but then Police wouldn't be able to use mounted officers to control drunken yobs in Whitehall.

If the forces didn’t have horses these actual horses wouldn’t even exist. Honestly some people seem to think that they will free all the animals, but the vast majority are bred for a reason.

Tragic event but totally ott response. Didn’t get the names of those taking part but the blonde woman quite clearly knows nothing about horses, their training or behaviour. Or the way they are cared for by the military or police. I’m sorry I don’t understand why this woman was even involved. She probably wants to ban horse racing too! Has she even been near a horse … 🙄

Here we go again, woke try cancel 😞 what wrong with this country or so government 🙄

If we don’t use the horses, they would be surplus and so destroyed. Thousands of them destroyed.

Horses have been used for Centuries in London, including the times of Roman London; it’s our Culture to have Horse Parades, and should not be canceled for few instances.

Bet they won’t consider stopping horse racing though

That's really dangerous that the concrete fell off. I hope they get fined for that. Also I hope the two "seriously injured horses" aren't put down as they don't deserve it. There's seems to be more occurrences lately.

Surely the issue is the falling masonry that spooked the horses? Horses form part of a line of command that is generally very helpful in the stable control of crowds. This was a rare incident caused entirely by an outside actor.

Blurred out blood on the horse? Sanitization

The forces take care for the animals very well!!🐴🐴

My head is in my hands. When was the last time this happened?!!! This is such a non story from people who don’t have a clue. The guest is a joke. These incidents happen with horses all over the country, all over the world and always have.

Perhaps we should ban everything! What we should do is to educate people about our behaviour around animals, including horses.

Is it time for newsreaders to sit and report the news as opposed to the modern trend of giving (often uneducated) opinions?

Before the jeep in ww2 the horse was the fastest way to get across a battle filed .it still has it's place.these are some of the most cared for horses there are .

So by the same token, if two people get bitten by a dog, does that mean we should ban all dogs?🙄

I think that these horses are looked after well and ita actually a good thing they are still used. Low on emissions and a green solution. Ive seen footage from how they are looked after and its better than how some people are looked after. One incident does not make for a panic.

One incident and this….honestly, boring!

It’s horse racing that’s the biggest killer of horses. 65 at the Aintree Grand National meet since 2000. It’s not really a sport, it’s all about gambling - nobody would watch it if you couldn’t bet.

One incident and suddenly the call to stop use horses.Always the I know better than everyone else brigade.

Absolute, tosh. Their primary use is ceremonial and yes, for the police, civil control. The horses are very well cared for and this is an unfortunate, one-off

Our Horses are wonderful and a great asset to our country and forces...and people.. Unfortunately accidents happen in all parts of life, I am not sure that an accident free world can ever be created... Integrating animals in our life is so much better than an inanimate world of AI... 🙏🏼🐎🐴🐎🙏🏼🐴🐎🙏🏼

So we have had very few inccidents in hundreds of years history and one bad inccident doesnt call for this they are needed and well looked after surely the police and the forces need them

CAVALRY WITHOUT HORSES NEIGH CHANCE

Need horses in the force. Also what would happen to the glut of animals Be destroyed.

Honestly you people get real. This hasn't and doesn't happen every 5mins. It's just one of those things you probably won't see again in your lifetime so just shut up making a mountain out of a molehill.

Horses have been in service for decades and just one incident of all these many years ought not detract from their effective roles in society. The mad rush to take horses out of the public use is just an overreaction to the raresr of incidents. If the public wouldnt _pussyfoot_ around horses, treating them as "fur babies" (the insipid use of such silly childish "pet names") and ignorant attitudes to animals in general, when those who complain couldnt care for the animals better rhemselves, is an anathema to me, and to other sensible people who are well aware of their duties and commitments to animal care in daily life... Its like saying "take birds out of the skies" Just because some occasionslly fall to the ground, or defacate on the cars!! Imagine your world _without_ birdsong... Now imagine never seing a horse, with its (his or her) Trooper in his or her regalia in ceremonies across the ciry... Imagine rhe lack of control during protest marches or football matches, rhe fact that if visiting the capital, any tourist from an even busier town, where horses may not be working, a child or adult who never witnesses working horses, only via online sources... What a dull and sad world it would be. Service horses - the Army, Police horses etc, are well-cared for, well-trained and (almost) always a delight on our senses... One rare incident of spooked horses (which could've been avoided if sensible construction workers had waited until the Troopers had ridden out of earshot) ought not be undone by this one rare event. So many years of our history lay on the backs of horses... If we had fewer horses... How many perverted people would that please?! What would those who would deny any horses in our capital, actually _do_ with _all_ of the horses they'd intend to replace with motor vehicles?! Would they be _eaten_ instead?! 🤔🥺😞

It's a one off , look how often they are out on the streets compared to how many incidents they have.

people get hurt all the time it happens, but lets ban all stuff were that happens....

This is an iscolated incident. It was not the fault of the military. The household cavalry do not take horses into battle they operate tanks. These horses are purely ceremonial. Yes horses are unpredictable but the soldiers who ride them are highly trained and the horses are very well cared for.

So you want to have thousands of horses put down because of a freak accident? And no, they won’t be re-homed. Military and Police horses are notoriously difficult to re-home they’ve been trained to do things riding schools and pet owners consider antisocial.

It's ridiculous to have horses this day and age in a city, APC's and Tanks are used now, leave horses in the countryside where they belong!!!

But no one wants to ban alcohol? Imagine the thousand of lives saved and injuries avoided if alcohol was banned? Focus are real issues please.

Beautiful horses. I'm so sad they're fighting for their life right now❤️😪

It is ridiculous to state that horses should be removed. They're part of our history.

As soon as I heard there was a horse loose in London I knew the self righteous people would be calling for the end of horses in the forces.

A car knocked down one pedestrian, time to ban all cars?!

NO STOP STIRRING NONESE UP. LONDON HAS BECOME LOUD. GO TO WORKSITE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED. HORSES ARE WELL LOOKED AFTER. PEOPLE ARE THE TROULE NOT HORSES.

So because of one incident now they should ban horses...

For god's sake, is this an everyday event, NO..So grow up and stop this nonsense. Worse things are happening every day and no one is fixing those.

So what the police officer is saying? We use the horses for battering rams against people.

Absolutely Not. The erosion of our once great nation would continue. This was obviously a 'one off' .

Some folk just don't know what to try and Cancel next. Why don't anyone want to cancel something useful....like Taxes!!! And not the driveable ones.

Ban horses then ban police dogs ? Oh how convenient...

Oh and lets stop horse racing and the Donkey Derby, and the Flea Circus at the fair while you are at it.

No. They're an important part of history and ceremony.

Those horses live a life of luxury as well

Oh SHUT UP STOP MAKING A BIG DEAL OUT OF EVERYTHING.

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ ofcourse they should have the horses, people just want to moan, about everything.....

here we go negatively from the press

If they ban horses because a handful of people were injured, why don't they ban m*grants when so many people are knifed?

We are surrounded by snowflakes. My uncle was one of the vets flown in to treat Sefton following the IRA bomb in 1982. Despite all his operations to treat his multiple injuries, Sefton returned to service in 1984.

Horses are members of our armed forces the same as dogs.They are brave and faithful And we salute them as we do their human counterparts.

Here we go again. Do-gooders trying to stop anything. The horses stay.

As long as they are not being mistreated, there’s no reason why not to use horses. They are magnificent animals and love people if you treat them right.

Take them off plod as well.

Look, it's not like we're sending them into the Valley of Death gainst machine guns is it?

Yeah let's go ahead and abolish all our traditions.....I don't think so

'Stop horses in the forces'. From what? Playing the cornet too loudly after lights out..?

You can lead a horse to water but you can not make it drink. If the horses didn't want to do this then they wouldn't do it.

What is the point of having any horses then? Lets just sanitise everything and just have humans at a computer just running robots.

What a ridiculous segment.

Should be more concerned about the horse murdered in the grand national.

I got a splinter today, ban wood NOW ! Really sad event for soldiers and horses but please just grow up.

Those horses are ridiculously well cared for and looked after and worth so much to our police force. One horse is worth 20 officers at a football game

That’s all we have left ffs. Thanks to our corrupt politicians

We will be taking military personel views on this. Not civilians. Civis know absolutely nothing about why we military personel do things. Just say thank you and go about your day.

A very rare incident. They need to be kept .

I think there's more important things to discuss on this programme, they seem to avoid all what's going bad with this country at the moment.

Horses 180 years ago: "So we're going to charge into that line of cannon and mass of guys firing muskets? Sure thing boss" Campaigners today: "People making loud noises is too much for the horses..."

What a load of nonsense! One incident and we should stop everything! Horses get spooked, it happens! Horses are not pets

Is this not ridiculous! I can’t ever in my life remember an event like this happening before. The reaction is totally mad

It’s very sad, I hope these beautiful horses survive,

Why stop horses in forcee ?! You get more accidents in cars than horses 😂

Ridiculous they are a very important part of our military

Yes certainly. There isn't a day goes by I don't have to jump out of the street to avoid getting trampled by a stampede of military horses. London is notorious for it. Escaped horses everywhere. Why is this conversation happening??? It was an accident.

So If these Horses were to be removed from military and police it’s simple they only option then would be to put down the hundred plus horses In use atm plus no more would be bred for this that’s a lot of animals no longer existing Maybe this do Gooder needs to go think again

No they should not this was just a very sad and RARE!!!!! incident. Where do they get these people?

Ridiculous question, let's get rid of cycling in london as they are a danger to pedestrians

Is it time then that we stopped horse racing and show jumping then?

And dogs.....

We have always used horses and this type of thing is extremely rare thus the coverage. I see no reason to stop using them.