Military horses bolt through London again after throwing off their riders

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Three escaped Army horses have been rounded up after breaking free from their regiment and hoofing it through the streets of London.

The lead horse in a group of six was spooked by a bus during a routine exercise of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment on Seville Street, near Hyde Park Barracks, on Monday morning.

The horse, which was led rather than being ridden, easily got loose, prompting two other horses to throw off their riders.

The animals then bolted southwards down plush residential streets in Knightsbridge.

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A driver’s dashcam footage appeared to show one of the horses colliding with the bonnet of their car, though it wasn’t hurt.

The horses were intercepted after less than a mile on South Eaton Place, where one horse was recovered.

But the other two galloped all the way to Vauxhall, two miles from where they started, before they were finally collected.

BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE Handout dash cam video grab courtesy of black cab taxi driver @Davenoisome of one of three military horses which bolted through central London on Monday morning as it tries to jump the front of his taxi. The incident happened when six horses from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment were conducting a routine exercise under the control of five soldiers. Issue date: Monday July 1, 2024. PA Photo. The lead horse, which was being led rather than ridden, became loose after being spooked by a London bus. This then led to two riders being unseated from their horses, who also became loose. The animals bolted from Seville Street to South Eaton Place, where one horse was recovered. Two horses continued to Vauxhall Bridge via Belgrave Road before being stopped. The Ministry of Defence confirmed all were collected and returned to Hyde Park Barracks by 9.55am. See PA story DEFENCE Horses . Photo credit should read: @Davenoisome/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. — Dashcam footage showed one of the horses colliding with the bonnet of a car (Picture: @davenoisome)

@davenoisome @Davenoisome Got hit by them in Lupus St Pimlico Pimlico horses — The army says none of the animals were injured (Picture: @davenoisome)

The Army said the loose animals were recovered ‘swiftly and safely’.

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The Ministry of Defence said none of the horses were involved in an incident on April 24 when five horses bolted during a Household Cavalry exercise.

File photo dated 24/04/24 of Household Cavalry horses Trojan (Black, left) and Vida (grey) on the loose bolting through the streets of London near Aldwych. Issue date: Monday June 10, 2024. PA Photo. An animal rights group has urged the Army to withdraw three military horses, who were injured after bolting through central London, from the Trooping the Colour ceremony, saying they should be retired from duty. See PA story ROYAL Trooping. Photo credit should read: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire — A picture taken in April showing a previous incident in which Army horses bolted (Picture: PA)

Three soldiers, a cyclist and some of the horses were injured after the animals were spooked by fireworks and ran through London.

The Household Cavalry previously said it exercises around 150 horses a day in London parks and roads to ‘keep them fit and help inoculate them to city noise so they’re less easily panicked on parades’.

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