– Two of the horses caught are in “serious condition”
The five equines which escaped into the streets of the British capital on Wednesday have been recovered. Two of them had to be operated on.
Published today at 1:14 p.m.
One of the horses appearing in videos posted to social media on Wednesday appeared to be seriously injured.
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Two of the British Army horses that escaped Wednesday morning in central Londoncausing mayhem and injuring four people, were operated on and are in “serious condition” Thursday, according to authorities.
The five horses that attempted or managed to escape “were all recovered. Three of them are doing well, two of them are unfortunately in serious condition which we will monitor,” Secretary of State for Defense James Cartlidge said on Sky News television.
These horses are called Vida and Quaker. They were operated on last night, and one of them was transferred to an equine hospital. All horses are still under close surveillance,” the British army said on X.
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“Our horses are receiving the best care, and those who have not undergone surgery are expected to return to duty in due course,” she added.
Four riders on the ground
The incident broke out on Wednesday not far from Buckingham Palace, during an outing of a group of seven horses from the Household Cavalry, an elite unit which notably ensures the protection of the royal family and participates in various ceremonies .
According to the army, the animals were frightened by a falling piece of concrete carried by a crane and five of them then galloped off, throwing four riders to the ground, three of whom were injured. These three soldiers “are expected to make a full recovery and return to duty,” the army also said.
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Stunned Londoners then saw the horses galloping wildly, one covered in blood, down the capital’s avenues, overtaking motorists, crashing into taxis and buses and frightening cyclists.
A taxi driver told the LBC channel that he felt a violent impact while he was sitting in his car, then saw “three or four horses” gallop away, leaving his vehicle dented, stained with blood and with broken windows. .
“Extremely unlikely”
Some prestigious army cavalry regiments have stables in the British capital, and horses are regularly seen around government buildings in Whitehall, Buckingham Palace and nearby Hyde Park.
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These riders notably participate in the birthday parade of the British monarch traditionally organized in June.
Mr Cartlidge said it was “extremely unlikely” that such events would happen again, with the army training without incident every day in central London with almost 150 horses.
But after this incident, animal protection associations urged military forces to stop using horses for parades, believing like the British NGO Animal Justice Project on X that “horses do not belong to us”.
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