Moment King’s Guard Horse BITES woman’s ponytail after she stands too close

A feisty King’s Guard horse took his job of protecting Buckingham Palace very seriously when a tourist got too close for comfort.

Video shows the shocking moment the horse clipped a woman’s ponytail as she posed for a photo at the Horse Guards.

The animal, ridden by a soldier of the Blues and Royals, was mounted next to a sign warning visitors: ‘Beware! Horses can kick or bite.”

In a similar incident – which appears to involve the same horse – a tourist is bitten on the shoulder while her boyfriend takes her picture

In the video you can see how the horse swung its head to the woman where she stood with her back to the animal. The horse then bit her hair and swung her around, until she managed to break free and run away.

In a similar incident – which appears to involve the same horse – a tourist is bitten on the shoulder while her boyfriend takes her picture.

The woman backs away from the horse and stares at it in shock with her mouth wide open and a hand on her chest.

While both tourists were shocked by the ambush, the soldier seems unfazed by the horse’s unfriendly encounter.

Both tourists were all smiles as they posed for photos with the King’s Guard horse. They apparently didn’t expect the horse to bite them, despite a warning sign

While both tourists were shocked by the ambush, the soldier seems unfazed by the horse’s unfriendly encounter

The incidents come just weeks after an enraged member of the King’s Guard shouted at a tourist who twice tried to grab the reins of his horse.

The King’s Life Guard is led by soldiers from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment at Horse Guards.

Troops have mounted The King’s Life Guard here since the restoration of King Charles II in 1660.

The Household Cavalry, the ‘guardians of the monarch’, is a union of the two highest regiments in the British Army: The Life Guards and The Blues & Royals.