Moment escaped Household Cavalry horse 'spooked by builders' is finally ... trends now
This is the moment the Household Cavalry horses which were 'spooked' by builders were finally captured and loaded into a horsebox after the six-mile rampage.
A builder's truck moving rubble is believed to have scared five Household Cavalry horses that ran loose in central London this morning.
Six soldiers and seven horses from the Life Guards were on an extended Watering Order, an exercise to keep up the fitness of animals not involved in the public-facing King's Life Guard duties.
But the animals were spooked during the exercise and they fled through the city leaving five people, including three soldiers riding the horses, injured in three separate incidents during the six-mile rampage that lasted two hours.
Onlookers said one of the Household Cavalry soldiers was left 'screaming in pain' after he was thrown from his horse when it struck a car by the Clermont Hotel on Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria.
They were finally caught in Limehouse, east London. Held at the side of the road by several officers, the white horse began bleeding out onto the road and was treated by vets at the scene.
The injured horses saw a vet and all of the animals are now back at the Army's camp.
The last two horses were finally caught outside the Glamis Estate in Limehouse this morning
Builder Tom Cahill saw the horses being collected by the army. After the horses were taken away, he said 'there was so much blood they had to call the fire department to clean it up'
This horse was caught in Limehouse and had visible and bloodied injuries
Soldiers led both the black and white horses away to their waiting horseboxes today
By this time, the horses were bloodied but calm and had stopped charging through the streets
A soldier was seen bandaging its rear left leg in addition to other bandages for the bleeding
They white horse was taken towards the horsebox but it the animal had injured its leg
The white horse seemingly had more injuries than the black one
Rubble being moved from a building on Wilton Crescent Wilton Crescent, a street in the Belgravia area, where builders using a travelator with concrete are believed to have spooked the horses
This blood-soaked Household Cavalry horse was one of five that bolted during a morning exercise today (pictured between Tower Bridge and the Limehouse tunnel)
The horses were all caught and accounted for by 10.30am, the Met Police said.
Footage of two horses being caught outside Gordon House on the Glamis Estate in Limehouse, east London, appeared to show that the white horse had broken its leg.
Still drenched in blood, the horse's back left leg was bandaged and the animal seemed unwilling to walk on it.
The police worked with soldiers to contain the horses before moving them into an Army horsebox.
The animals were reportedly calm and stationary by the time the police reached them.
Held at the side of the road by several officers, the white horse bled all over the road and was treated by vets at the scene.
Footage shows it bleeding profusely from its back leg as police gathered around to stem the flow.
Builder Tom Cahill saw the horses being collected by the army at around 9.30am.
He said: 'The horses had stopped and the police caught up to them.
'It looked like the white horse had broken its leg.
'At first there were just a few police officers but then they called the army in.
'After they took the horses away they were trying to clean up all the blood but they didn't have enough water.
'There was so much blood they had to call the fire department to clean it up.
'At first there were just a few police officers but then they called the army in.
'After they took the horses away they were trying to clean up all the blood but they didn't have enough water - there was that much blood.
'They asked us but we didn't have any so they had to call a fire engine in.'
Many residents of Gordon House saw the commotion as they left for the school run.
Others had no idea the horses had been recovered so close by.
'I thought it looked familiar in the videos!' said one man.
Junaid Ahmed said he saw the scene from his bedroom window.
'It was so sad - I have pets myself and seeing all that blood dripping onto the street....I just hope he's alright.
'I even saw some of the police officers crying as they were treating the horse,' he added.
The horse was seen galloping through the streets of London in terrifying scenes this morning
Is is believed that the five horses were spooked when some cement was dropped by the travelator onto the ground
Five Household Cavalry horses ran loose in central London after throwing their military riders
The horses bolted and went on a six-mile rampage through central London today
It is understood that three soldiers were injured after the horses smashed into cars and a bus
As they passed through Wilton Crescent in Belgravia at 8.40am, it is believed builders were using a travelator with concrete when some of the concrete came off and hit the floor, causing a noise.
This is thought to have caused the horses to spook. Five bolted and two remained in place. Four soldiers were unseated and three were injured and taken to hospital. None are in a life-threatening condition.
One of the horses has also seemingly ran into a double-decker bus, smashing its windscreen, while another reportedly crashed into a black cab.
Emergency services rushed to help the injured soldier, who was seen being treated on the road.
Construction worker Adejo Are said he saw one of the horses crash into the front of a Big Bus as it fled down Buckingham Palace Road.
'The were running down the street at a very high speed. It was very scary,' he said.
'It's rare to see horses stampeding down the street like that.
'I heard a big bang from further down the road as the horse ran into the bus. Two others then also hit it and fell to the ground before getting up and running off.
'The first one just stood there like it was stunned and turned around and then back again.
'A man from the street came over and guided it out of the road and calmed it down. I was very impressed because he wasn't in any uniform. He just knew how to deal with the horse.
'The front of the bus was completely shattered from the impact.'
Bashir Aden, 48, a construction worker, told The Telegraph: 'I saw a soldier falling down into the street after the horse ran into a car. One of my colleagues called the police.
Concrete rubble allegedly fell from the conveyor belt onto the floor
It is believed this is what spooked the five horses and sparked their six-mile rampage
MailOnline discovered one of the animal's horseshoes that was thrown off on Fleet Street
The horses were pursued by a police car before they were finally caught by officers
The distressed animals are now waiting to be picked up by the Army
Other horses were caught in Wapping (pictured), in east London, late this morning
One of the horses has also seemingly ran into a double-decker bus, smashing its windscreen
Blood smeared on the road at the scene where a horse collided with a bus
Buckingham Palace Road was closed after the shocking incident and a cordon was put in place
Two of the horses were seen galloping through the streets of London covered in blood
Londoners were seen avoiding one of the horses as it ran along the pavement. One horse reportedly ran into a black cab
It is unclear whose blood has covered the horses as they fled through the city
'The man hit the floor hard, he was screaming in pain.
'You could see blood all over the parked car.'
A silver Mercedes-Benz people carrier was also hit by another horse, with damage to its side and two rear windows broken.
The Mercedes taxi driver spoke of his 'shock' after a loose Household Cavalry horse smashed into his car near Buckingham Palace.
One of the horses smashed into his people carrier, shattering his windows and leaving deep dents in his car.
There were also specks of blood splattered across the side.
The driver, called Farez, revealed how he was completely unaware of the horses until one slammed into his car.
He had been waiting for a passenger when the horse struck his car.
He told LBC: 'I was just sitting in the car to pick up my passenger, but on the other side there was a [horse] but I didn't see.'
'When the horse hit my car then I saw, it was like a smash.'
Recalling how bystanders came over to the car to check on his welfare, Farez added: 'I was ok, but it [the car] is damaged.
The serviceman was treated by paramedics on the road after the incident
A blue tarpaulin tent was put up around the injured soldier
Emergency services rushed to the scene after shocking reports of the rampaging horses
Then we stopped all the traffic and the one military guy fell down.'
He added: 'I saw about three, four horses. The think the white horse hit my car.'
Another man was trampled by one of the horses as he cycled to work along Fleet Street.
Onlookers say they saw two horses - one black and one white - charging down the street towards Ludgate at
