The commanding officer says the horses were 'spooked by some construction works on a quiet side road in Belgravia where building materials were dropped from height right next to them'.
Military horses have caused 'total mayhem' after bolting during exercises and charging through central London in rush hour. The Household Cavalry said the animals were spooked by builders dropping rubble from a height 'right next to them'. The incident happened on Wednesday morning as the horses took part in what the army called 'routine exercise' in the Belgravia area. Seven horses and six Household Cavalry soldiers were on the exercise when chaos erupted.
' A management consultant, named only as Tula, said the sight was 'gruesome' and 'like a weird dream'. 'People were stopping in the street shocked,' they said. 'The horses were running into fast-moving traffic and seemed terrified. Some unmarked police cars were chasing after them, which didn't seem to be helping.
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