Moment runaway Cavalry horses crash through parked e-bikes after ‘being startled by building work’ and going on a blind-panic bolt through London – with one falling to the ground while a horseman jumps over a car
New footage of the runaway Household Cavalry horses shows them crashing through parked electric bikes, with one falling to the ground after being ‘startled by construction work’ and riding through central London in a blind panic.
Video from the day of the incident shows the horses running across the road and crashing through parked e-bikes.
A white horse, believed to be the runaway, covered in burgundy named Vida, is seen falling to the ground as it collides with the bicycles, suggesting that this incident could have caused the bloody injuries.
At 8.20am on Wednesday, five Household Cavalry horses were startled as they rode through Wilton Crescent in Belgravia after hearing a loud sound of concrete hitting the ground.
They fled through the busy streets of the city in a rampage that lasted two hours.
Five people, including three soldiers riding the horses, were injured in three separate incidents during the ordeal.
New footage of the runaway Household Cavalry horses shows them crashing through parked electric bikes
You see one of the horses in the video, presumably Vida, fall over when she crashes into the bikes
It is believed that the five horses were startled when some cement fell through the trolley onto the ground
The horses crashed into a tour bus parked on Buckingham Palace Road and a taxi outside the Clermont Hotel, smashing the windows. Two horses ran through Aldwych with their chests covered in blood.
They ran six miles through the capital before finally being caught in Limehouse, east London.
Two of the mounts, Vida and Quaker, are said to be ‘seriously injured’, with army bosses claiming it is ‘too early to know’ whether they will ever return to active service.
Leading equine charity The Horse Trust has offered to rescue them if they are unable to return to military service.
Vida (white horse) and Trojan (black horse) on their rampage through London after being ‘shocked by builders moving rubble’ are in ‘serious condition’
Vida was seen walking the streets of London in terrifying scenes on Wednesday morning
Tennyson seen after crashing into the widow of a London bus
Vida, the blood-soaked gray-haired man seen running down Fleet Street with Trojan, underwent surgery for injuries consistent with ‘severe lacerations’ and is now recovering at Hyde Park Barracks.
It is believed that Vida has a history of being scared and even reportedly kicking a soldier in the head during the king’s coronation, where he usually carries a trumpeter from the Household Cavalry with him.
Quaker, a black stallion, suffered more serious injuries after allegedly crashing into the side of a silver Mercedes Taxi, leading to life-saving surgery at an undisclosed equine hospital on Wednesday evening.
A Ministry of Defense spokesperson confirmed it was a horse called Tenneyson that crashed into a bus, shattering its windscreen.
An Army spokesperson told MailOnline in relation to Vida and Quaker: ‘We hope both horses recover. Whether they will recover sufficiently to resume their official duties, it is still too early to know for sure.’
Vida (white horse) and Trojan (black horse) took off on Wednesday and went on a six-mile rampage through central London
Quaker crashed into a silver Mercedes taxi, shattering the windows and leaving deep dents with blood splattered down the side
The final two horses were eventually captured outside the Glamis Estate in Limehouse, East London
He added: “But they received the best possible veterinary treatment and if they hadn’t been in the army I don’t believe they would have got this far.
‘Vida was the most visibly injured and the pictures of the horse running through London drenched in blood were horrifying. Vida underwent surgery last night and is currently under observation in the stables at Hyde Park Barracks.
‘Quaker is the most seriously injured and was also operated on overnight, but the decision was made to move the horse to an equine hospital in the early hours.
‘The extent of the injuries is not entirely clear, but we do not believe there are any broken bones at this time. The injuries are consistent with serious lacerations.”
Trojan and Tennyson are expected to make a full recovery and rest under the supervision of Army veterinary officers.
Army tops told MailOnline that the horses received the best possible treatment from military vets, which saved their lives.