Royal Horse Spooked, Double Kicks and Rears Up! (NOT at Horse Guards) 

At around the 2:25 mark, a man places a stroller near the edge of the road and the trooper speaks to him saying sir, these are pretty young horses…she seems to be indicating that he might want to move the stroller back. It’s hard to hear everything she says but she also says thanks, just so you are aware. It makes sense that the horses require a lot of on the job training in order to learn to deal with all the sights and sounds they will encounter. Thanks for posting, viewing from Bangor, USA.

The horse is not being “naughty”. Just a young horse in training. It’s always interesting to listen to a person that doesn’t know horses describe this. ( Good job, by the way, you got the most important part - stay away from horses, unless you know the rider and the rider says it’s ok to come close.) All is well, and most people have no idea what it takes to train a young horse.

Hello and thank you for this opportunity! I am watching from Greece and it's 09:10 am! Have a lovely Sunday❤

Probably a young horse - exceptionally calm young rider, well done!

Thanks for showing the band also. Wonderful horses

Young mare, possibly first time out of her familiar surroundings. She sure is a beauty. Thank you for these videos.

I'm in Sarasota, Florida. I'm a horse lover/owner so enjoy watching this.

Hello from Sacramento California. The horses are beautiful ❤️. thank you.

Every horse has a different personality, just as humans do, and some are naturally more skittish than others. Some don’t adjust easily to new situations-I’m sure everybody knows people like that-while others are naturally calm and don’t get flustered or upset in new environments. The horses may be in the middle of assessment to see if they’re right for the job or not. Dogs being trained for any human service also have to go through the same personality assessment, and then an ability assessment before being chosen.

8.32pm Sunday, Perth Australia. Beautiful horses.

5.08pm on Sunday in Australia

Love seeing these beautiful horses, thank you so much.

I absolutely love the dappled grey! Gorgeous horse! It’s always interesting to find differences between British and American English, and the use of “floor” both inside and out is one. In the US, “floor” is only used for inside a house or other building, and “ground” is used for outside.

Hello🙋🏻‍♀️Watching from Singapore🇸🇬 its almost 4pm, Sunday. Always enjoy watching your videos, thank you🤗

Hello. I'm watching from Martin, Tennessee. Love your videos. Thank you for showing them, too everyone.

Hello from Pretoria in South Africa...I,my such Loyalist luv all the pop&ceremony&LOVE the Horses

thank u for showing

I am in North Carolina, USA I enjoy seeing the troops and horses.

Why? Age, inexperience, could be his first time out. Maybe he doesn't like the hard ground. The noise. Could be a smell. Maybe he would rather be in a paddock. Perhaps he's only just broken in. All manner of reasons. Maybe he's just pissed off cause he had his feed bag taken off him. All that said, I've noticed he kicks off when the sergeant starts yelling on the parade ground. Don't think he likes the yelling. All manner of reasons

8:52 PM Sunday Mar. 3. Watching from Hope, B.C. Canada (2 hours inland from Vancouver) good video as usual!😃

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If they are not used to people walking around or the yelling, they act up.

They get excited. They sometimes buck or at least they do out west in the US.

I’m viewing from Tranmere, Hobart in Tasmania- loving it!

Kiwi here again - you have captured some amazing clips. I've always been scared of horses - so tall etc, but these are magnificent animals. Thank you. So glad I 'found' this channel.

Enjoying this video from Stockton NJ (USA). E joying the horses. The novice one is just playing up and testing its rider. They do that!

Watching from NZ 😊

Watching from new Zealand

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Impatience could be a factor for the horse, they are living beings after all. The rider is calm, patient and very capable of working with a horse like this.

watching from New zealand . It is 10past 5 pm. Lovely sunny day in dannevirke North Island. Nice work all round thanks

it says this happened three hours ago - about 8:00 a.m. there, right? it would have been 2:45 a.m. here in New York. (it’s now 5:45 a.m. and i’m still awake!!!!!!!!!! ) But, i got to see this vid from London from only three hours ago, which was fun. i would have liked to see what happened with the riled up horse. Why are horses just such beautiful creatures? Thanks so much. and thanks for explaining what was going on. :) 🐎🐎🐎🌷🌱

Sydney Australia at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon. There is always one isn’t there. There are many reasons for this horses behaviour. Different sounds, sore back, irritation in the mouth, even the changing of the guard horses play up like this and they have been doing it for a long time. The other day one was playing up because there was a protest of people shouting in the street yet the other horse just stood there. You can never tell with them for they are a flee animal, like guinea pigs. See size does matter. 😊

The horse has probably seen a bug or something that it dosent like but the other horses don’t mind.It can also be the tack,it can rub the horse and the horse will move to alert it’s owner(rider) thanks for amazing videos!

It's young it wants to move it's not being naughty. It's a learning process.

A horse with brown body, black mane and tail is called a BAY not a "brown" horse. The lighter bodied horse with black mane and tail is a bright bay. The horse behaving badly is just resisting. They have no other way of telling us they don't want to do what they are being asked to do.

Watching from Buckinghamshire ,addicted to your films❤ thanks

You mentioned their attire, that is hunt attire. What riders wear for fox hunts, horse shows etc. These horses are in excellent condition. What people do not realize is they are working hard. Standing still in one place for extended periods is very much against their natural instincts. Standing still in one place with heavy weight on their back is very difficult and against their natural instincts. Riders and horses very well-trained at a very difficult task. All that head tossing---attempted pain relief. Cured a horse of head tossing my years ago by finding a muscle knot and releasing it. Hard to find But releasing made for a happy horse and happy rider

Watching from Belgium. Great video. Thanks for sharing

Adore the horses, also...I'm from OZ (Australia) Blessings darlings from Granny Linda......😊😊

These horses are from a horse or pony club, wearing normal competition tenue. I'm based in Swaziland.

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In Christchurch New Zealand 5.30pm on 15th of march 2024.

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It's a personality thing. That horse is a doer and also still taking charge rather than settling into being part of the herd. He's very aware of things around him and is quite reactive. His lash out was caused by the fact he backed into a plastic bollard which surprised him. He's fine but he has lots of work to do in order to become settled or he may be a touch too much for this work and better suited to a faster paced environment. Which ever way he is a stunner.

Thanks for posting the video with the horses. I really enjoyed watching. The rider with the skittish horse did well, staying so calm. It helps the horse. I'm from California, thought right now we are staying with my husbands family in the mountains of Colombia for several month. We ride horses almost every day.

Horse is sensitive and experience and exposure to events and triggers like this will give it a chance to develop a higher tolerance level. It is trying to get away, a natural response, but handling it calmly and well like this will teach it to tolerate stimulating situations and to trust its rider to keep it safe.

They have off days too especially if not trained completely. They can have upset tummy or aches and pains. Out of the hundreds of horses, several can be unwell or untrainable. That's the only way to find out.

Watching from Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. I'm enjoying your commentary!

Great rider on that young horse.😂❤

Enjoyed watching from Arkansas in the USA

Some horses are just more high strung or easily bored so don’t like waiting, also it could just be that horse and rider aren’t well matched, some riders - for no reason - get horse more on their toes (called having an electric bum) I am one of them so I always rode quite horses those on the lazy side as they would go for me, if I rode high strung horses it got quite lively. By the way a tan horse with black mane and tail is a bay.

Watching from Middleburg Florida

honestly i think the young horse was just having fun and that he was more of communicating ith the others

Tight reins pulling on the bit causing pain and discomfort could also be a factor.

The loud noise in the background can spook the horses and this is probably a horse who is more of a go horse than a woah horse and when there is a go horse it’s a spook horse and this horse seems to be very sensitive. The other horse in front seems to be a bit sensitive but not to the point where it’s bucking and rearing .The two horses with the horse starts to move over and start acting up . Also don’t stand behind the horse without knowing the horses history because they can kick any time they want.Hope this helped😊.

I'm watching from Hartford CT USA

Young horse probably, unnerved by the shouting from the barracks. It's instinct would be to run, so it's hard for it to be made to stand. Hence the battle for its head so it can get away. Good control by the rider.

The horse is really young and first time ever that’s why is doing that❤

Kiwi - watching from New Zealand

Some horses simply struggle to stand still for any length of time and he's letting us know all about it! 😮

5:08 So For horses spooking is a natural response to being startled or afraid of something In the wild spooking helps them flee from danger very quickly Other factors, such as excess energy, pain, or vision issues. And certain objects such as ,noises, a new touch,,movements and Things horses have never seen before may increase a horse's propensity to spook. And at 7:45 “that’s not a happy horse” the horses was scared! Because it’s a new environment with thousands of new things going on :) and as the lady said at 2:27 the horses were young horses in training and they’re actually very well behaved even the horse that was scared .

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Thank you for this interesting video! The horses are beautiful. Nice to see the band, too. I'm viewing from IOWA in the midwest of the USA 🇺🇸!

I am watching from Easr Anglia England. Don’t know if it means anything but I noticed the rider kept digging his heels into the horses side. Would that antagonise the horse? Just a thought. Might be totally wrong. Love your videos by the way. ❤

Love horses love your videos. From New Zealand.

Could be the rider is a trainer that is causing the horse to rear and kick to test the other horses and riders can remain calm.

Some horses get like this at the beginning of a hunt. It's just over excited.

The US. Love watching.

Watching from Upper-Austria! Have a nice Sunday!

Watching from Arizona, beautiful horses.

Australia…..💕

5:37 am eastern USA, New Hampshire

I’m coming from Perth Western Australia

Hi from Brisbane Australia.

By just looking at the ears, the horse isn’t in an aggressive state. And the reasons I have come up with for this horse acting out is: the bit is uncomfortable, the tack is pinching the skin, the rider is in an uncomfortable position, he’s lame (injured in a place that could or could not be noticeable), simply the people walking around, the man yelling (orders maybe?), or simply that is just a skittish (nervous and cautious by nature).

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VIEWING FROM CANADA

Good Morning! Watching from San Antonio, Texas. Have a great day and many thanks for this video.

I’m watching from Bedoland Norfolk county

I would say wind plays into it, I have 2 and both act like this in the wind!

What a lovely video and keep up the good work i do love your videos and i am from Liverpool uk 🙏👍💟😎🐴

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Hello and thanks from Montreal CANADA

I imagine that these horses come from the Royal Mews and they are getting them used to the music and orders being shouted

Horses are prey animals anything can set them off, he/she is probably put off by the shouting, like us they all have different personalities some more nervous than others . It want to return to safety.

Horse just wants to get going

New Mexico. USA

Hello! I love watching your channel from my home in Salem Oregon USA!

Boston Massachusetts across the pond from you in the USA

Hi from New Zealand. Love these videos 🥰

He,s like a child ,a child has to be taught not, what to do ,or can do like a child, he is just learning...so does these horses

The video ends in the most exciting way ,,,,,

The horses is just scared when the soldiers scream

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Hello From Long Island New York. Have a lovely Sunday.

It's a young horse being desensitised. It's good for both the other horses and the horse in question. It helps the others not respond to other horses the same way or in scary or difficult scenarios. The one in question being calmly shown it's ok there is no boogy man going to eat it and it remains unchanged when U escalate it behaviour, like a young kid if they think a tantrum gets them out of work they will try. Also horses are flight animals so things that are not usual to them may cause them to flee and not every horse is suitable for this environment like us some of us are better than others at jobs. It also trains them to think rather than respond which U want a thinking horse. Also as something unique and I'm not sure why horses usually (not always) are scared by prams/ strollers, wheelchairs, umbrellas, push bikes just to name a few. And require desensitisation to these. I have service horses that we take into hospital wards and aged care etc and I do a lot of training around these. Mine are taught to walk up steps and go in an elevator/lift. Which U train just like this.. calm reassurance to the stimuli and doing it often. The rider was great in his cues by not pushing to much and providing reassurance whilst still asking the question till the horse responds as needed. Hope that helps