This week a video went viral on Tiktok in which you can see what can happen if someone dares to touch someone’s horse. queen’s keeper of England in the “Horse Guards” located in the center of London. Although tourists may agree to take photos with army soldiers, who wear their distinctive attire and are long guarded, the truth is that from where they suggest that they do not approach the animals as their reactions could have,
“We will never go to London again after this incident,” wrote TikTok user Ethan, who shared the snippet in which his Stepmother approaches the horse of one of the queen’s guards and tries to pet her for a photo,
However, the guard, who seemed calm on seeing the woman, broke his silence and shouted at her: “Move away from the Queen’s lifeguard, don’t touch the reins!Faced with the hostility of the challenge, the victim woman immediately left in horror.
,he was a very angry little man”, added a TikTok user in the comments, who shared two more videos of how the Queen’s guards move in different situations.
The publication exceeded 26 thousand comments on the social network and one of the most liked was the one who defended the man: “They have jobs, just don’t go to themAnother one that produced more results was: “It’s not Disney, they’re work horses”. and serve the army,
There is an explanation in the guard’s response: The military has warned tourists not to get too close to the horses as their reaction could be unpredictableHowever, their spokespersons said they take this type of video into account, as the idea is that tourists spend a pleasant moment at the Horse Guards in London.
“The area is particularly busy with tourists and sometimes Soldiers performing guard duty must shout loudly to alert members of the public when horses come too closeWhat happened in this case,” an army spokesman said in a statement to a local media.
“We have signs posted next to horse stalls indicating thatHorses bite and we always encourage the public to stay away from horsesAfter all, they are animals and can be unpredictable”, concluded the statement after the incident in June, but went viral this month.
It should be noted that the Horse Guards is one of two Household Cavalry regiments, along with the Life Guards of the British Army, and was formed in 1969. For the attitude that soldiers performing guard duty must maintain, It is clear that they cannot smile or be touched in publicBut if they think they have come too close, they can shout at them for issuing a warning just like in the viral TikTok video.