that one poor horse keeping on pulling and pawing. his chains to keep his neck bent, cricked in an unnatural curve. awful.. inhumane. yes let's be amazed and uneducated. simpletons. sheep
I always feel very proud to be British through and through when I see displays/ outings like this. The horses coats shine with brushing. I alway want to pay compliments to the Side drum soldier,his great,gentle horse with Those big drums either side of him. It must really vibrate loudly throughout his body when the drummer starts, but been beautifully trained just to March on. I’m also surprised at just how many females we have now as lifeguards etc…you can’t always see their faces, but when marching,then is when you notice the height difference, and usually a slimmer body. Nothing wrong with females being in these jobs, just surprised as it’s always been male oriented. One time all men had to meet specific height requirements but that’s been dropped too. Well done one and all! I hope the Korean Priminister and officials enjoyed their special carriage rides and display just for them! Well done our guys and girls, AND HORSES!!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💐💕🥰🙋♀️💯
These soldiers are the King's Life Guards and they mount guard at Horseguards Parade; the King's Guards stand guard at Buckingham Palace and St James Palace.
The "discipline", like everything else, is garbage - they're on parade for 5 minutes and two of them are having a chat while the inspecting officer's still inspecting them ... and you're proud of that?
Too be honest the whole thing was a shambles, out of step, total apathy, no pride or enthusiasm in what they were doing. They looked like men just totally fed up. I have been on many a parade in the 22years I served and would have been ashamed to be part of what I watched on here.
I wasnt expecting to see the troopers furthest away from camera too be so short in this day of average height increasing generally. Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense.
@@jpadan2172 the horses do perfectly well and have extremely pampered lives. After they retire they’re looked after for the rest of their lives and turned out to run around in green fields, brought in a night and are mollycoddled. My daughter owned horses for many years so I know how well looked after these horses are. They get the very best and their guardsmen form a very close bond and trust with each other.
@@jpadan2172 The horses are looked after better than the Cavalryman. They are only on guard for an hour and the horses are checked regularly to see they are not stressed or unwell and their bridles and tack and saddles are checked for safety and not harming the horses The horses also go on holiday on beaches in Norfolk
Depth and breadth of the historic nature of a people, via defense of the realm, and the peace and order of society. That'd be England. Once again even.
PEOPLE NEED TO REALIZE THAT THE GUARDS AND THEIR HORSES ARE PERFORMING AN ESSENTIAL JOB OF WORK. THEY REALLY ARE NOT THEIR TO AMUSE TOURISTS HAVE SOME RESPECT.
Such a tedious bore when this daily guard (dis)mounting went by the book it is the so called 1600hrs "Punishment Parade - labelling this "No one expected this!" is just a juvenile waste of time by a dumb cretin.
I was waiting for the flash mob to appear. They may have looked very smart but they weren’t standing in a straight line - even given that there is a set of stones to mark a line. And more than one of them was talking to his mate while the inspection was going on.
Rubbish. The line was perfectly straight, and not one of the men said a word during the inspection, other than the NCO speaking to the officer. A Life Guard, or indeed any soldier, would be put on a charge if talking in the ranks during an inspection. You're a liar.
@@wayinfront1You must be blind. The line is way off after they're right dressed, and the first in line is having a good old chinwag with his mate while the guard commander and inspecting officer are behind the guard. I hope you don't drive as with eyesight like that you shouldn't be riding a pushbike.
@@kaymelton8894 I've never seen anything like that, even on a routine daily guard mount let alone on public duties. Right in front of not just the public but the guard commander and the inspecting officer. Genuinely unbelievable, but it was just treated as normal. ... and some here are saying how proud they are, supreme discipline, no-one does this better than UK, etc - I'm ashamed. It's like saying the NHS leads the world.
I'm English through and through and a Royalist. But I found this to be disappointing! The guards could not even stand in a staight line. I thought the guards where supposed to be of uniform height, they were not. Plus their uniforms were not the best! Some heads were not held high and eyes front, one guard was nearly looking at the ground. At least one guard was not wearing his helmet correctly. Standards have dropped sadly. Are my expectaions too high? Or have the British public standards/expectations dropped! But it's been 60 years since I saw it in person.
Very proud of the guards! disciplined smart and accountable, what a shame the police see fit to wear shaded glasses, refuse to shave, and chew gum.... I guess pride is a two edged sword!
@@trooperrussharrison Well Russell, not everyone knows that. Especially people from another country. So it's a surprise to those of us not from the U.K. Which makes it special for us. But thank you for your input.
If we're talking about people just going through the motions, then yeah, they did well. This is supposed to be the Royal Military though. The guard nearest us was talking, the line formation was crooked, and their sheathing of the swords was awful. Yes, it's a lot of show, but it's also the military. It's supposed to be exact.
Their drill movements look pretty bad compared to them guard dudes with the black fluffy hats, although those awkward riding boots seem partly to blame.
