Related Articles
A King’s Guard horse has lunged towards a tourist’s face in the latest incident involving the animals – while she was standing underneath a sign warning people they could bite.
The female tourist was trying to pose for a photo outside the Household Cavalry Museum in London when she was forced to dodge the horse as it moved in to nip her in the face.
Footage of the close shave shows the woman standing for a picture with the King’s Guard in front of a sign which reads: ‘Beware, horses may kick or bite. Don’t touch the reins. Thank you.’
The woman, wearing a bright pink coat and hat, can be seen stroking the horse on the face, which appears to wind the animal up.
On this occasion, the horse tries to nip her on the shoulder, forcing her to step backwards.
Determined to connect with the horse, the woman then moves back towards the animal but gets more than she bargained for.
The horse is seen throwing its head up in the air before this time lunging at the tourist’s face, leaving her stunned by the near miss.
As the horse returns to its position, the woman can be seen nervously smiling as she became the latest tourist to suffer a mishap with the royal animals in London.
The King’s Guard horse could be seen lunging at the woman twice after she had been stroking it
Last summer, a female tourist was bitten on the arm by one of the King’s Guard’s horses while standing under the warning sign.
The woman quickly approached the animal who grabbed her arm with its mouth and dragged her in closer.
The tourist let out a scream and was flung back towards a group of other holidaymakers filming the horse.
After being bitten, she fell to her knees and clutched her arm as other tourists surrounded her trying to help.
Member’s of the King’s Guard are usually under strict instruction not to interact with tourists, but the guard on this occasion could be seen gesturing to the cameraman to seek assistance.
Meanwhile last June, a woman landed face first on the floor after one of the horses pushed her to the ground while she posed for a photograph.
The video shows a curly-haired woman standing and smiling next to a black horse as she poses for photos before the horse nudges her.
The woman then dramatically falls to the pavement, landing face down as her bag flies out away from her and a gathered crowd lets out a concerned ‘ooh’.
Last summer, a female tourist was bitten on the arm by one of the King’s Guard’s horses while standing under the warning sign
The woman screamed as the horse bit her on the arm before she fell to the ground
Last June, a woman stood next to the black horse was seemingly unaware of the King’s Guard advice to tourists which states that horses may kick or bite
The woman was thrown to the ground by a horse and landed on her face in a shocking incident
Last May, a tourist could be seen putting her hand on the horse’s neck while posing for a photo
But the horse reacted angrily, swinging its head around before clamping down on the woman’s saree
The tourist stumbled back and very nearly fell over but grabbed the wall for support
The shocked tourist then lays on the floor for a few moments as worried onlookers rush to her aid.
Two men gently help the woman up and she pauses on her knees before a third man comes over to help her back on to her feet.
And in another incident, a tourist was thrown backwards by the force of a horse’s bite on her chest as she posed for a photo.
Footage from May last year shows the woman putting her hand on the horse’s neck while posing for a photograph.
The horse then swings its head towards the woman before clamping down on her saree.
She stumbles backwards in shock after being bitten and very nearly falls over, but steadies herself by putting her hands back on the stone wall.
While they are not meant to interact with tourists, there have also been sweet moments where the guards break protocol for young children.
They have become known in recent years for their furious commands for tourists to get out of the way or not get too close.
A King’s Guard broke protocol to make a heart-warming gesture to an eight-year-old blind boy
In the video the boy walks over to the guard while guided by a voice off camera and stamps his foot to salute the guard
However in a video that went viral, a guard who is wearing his customary plumed helmet, salutes a blind boy by stamping his foot.
In the footage, the boy walks over to the guard while guided by a voice off-camera and stamps his foot to salute the guard.
The child can be heard saying ‘have a good day’ to the guard before leaving.
The King’s Guard is made up of elite serving soldiers who guard Buckingham Palace and St James’s Palace.
Source link
