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Kings' Guard Forced to Hit Emergency Help Button as Horse Goes Wild in Front of Tourists
One of the Kings' Guard sentries spent around ten minutes trying to keep his distressed horse under control as it bucked its head and shifted uneasily from side-to-side before calling for help
BBC 28 AUG 2023
This is the moment one of the King’s Guards hit the emergency help button after his distressed horse got out of control.
Video footage captured the moment the guard decided to slap the button, when stationed outside the Horse Guards, London. A tourist appears to be posing for a picture besides the guard on the sunny day, believed to be sometime last week.
The unsettled animal appears distressed by something and begins shaking its head and shifting uneasily on the spot. Huge crowds looked on, with many filming the incident.
The royal guard tries to keep his horse calm and under control at the posting, but eventually decides to hit the button calling for aid.
The distressed animal begins moving from side-to-side as a tourist who was having their photo taken retreats out of shot. Stationed in the doorway, the spooked black horse shifts to the far side and bumps into the wall before coming back again, shaking and bucking its head.
Onlookers on social media expressed concern for the horse. One wrote: “Clearly, the horse is stressed for a reason. The guard has wonderful horsemanship. As for the tourists, this is not a modelling opportunity - take your photo and move away. The horse is stressed enough as it is.”
Another said: “That guard was itching to press that emergency button way before he finally did, he kept looking at it, I was willing him to "Press that button" as it was clear the horse was not going to settle!”
Kings’ Guard Smashes The Emergency Buzzer For Help
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