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It's called a chestnut, totally normal on horses. It's a vestigial toe, kind of like a dewclaw on a dog. It's a callus like growth. This one is more noticeable than most. It can be trimmed or scraped down.

My son is a Queen's Guard and they love their own horses. They have a true bond which is developed over at least a year, and the horse is the priority ❤

Horses are ethereal empaths. Videos like these are fantastic to really watch a horse change with each person that walks up. If you really pay attention to the animals body language, you can see the constant physical and emotional readjustment it makes as it senses the energy change with each person. You see them lean in to some and reject others. It has to be exhausting for the guard and the horse. I have genuine respect for both. I can’t handle 5 minutes in a Walmart because of the way most of the humans behave. I can’t imagine doing what these beautiful souls do daily❤❤❤🇺🇸♥️♥️♥️🇬🇧

God bless and protect these exemplary Lifeguards and their beautiful horses.

I am appalled by the adults forcing their child so close to the horse when it’s obvious that they are very frightened.

seeing these horses makes me miss my times when a teenager, I had a 17.1 hand Irish Draught called Harvey, he was an absolute powerhouse but complete gent...

Gorgeous horses , what people don't realise is when horses don't want you near them they will certainly tell you to watch their ears too.

IMO the problem with having 4 or 5 people crowded around the horse's head to pat him is the horse has no way to avoid them, turn right, turn left there's someone there.

I went to hospital today and had a male nurse from London. I asked if he had seen the Kings Royal Huards. He replied yes. His cousin has been a Queens/zKings Royal Guard for 2 years. His cousin said the only person who annoyed his is this lady in a pink scarf. Lol I told him I have seen her in KZfaq. He even remembers her name. lol so funny.

Thank you for this video. As a young man, I served in the US Air Force in England in 1959 and 1960 but being a young man, I never availed myself of the opportunity to see this in person. Even though my wife and I visited several times over the past sixty-three years, there was always something else on our agenda to see.

Hi there. A true londonder here. Please don't take offence... my accent is more of the apples and pears variety lol. It was so lovely to hear your cute accent. I've moved away to Hereford and it has been quite refreshing to watch this video and listen to you. Yes a scary moment but it will give you more insite into what to be aware of. Those guards and horses are just mind blowing. Keep up the good work.

Wow. That horse literally came out of nowhere. Even I jumped. Lol

If you go back and listen, just before the horse spooked, there was a deep metallic "banging" noise and I think it came from a little behind/beside the horse by the way it rotated its ears and eyes back. The horse seemed to honestly be spooked. (My mare used to "fake" a good spook sometimes, but this looked like a legitimate spook to an unexpected sound, plus maybe a little bit of a dramatic reaction "just because".)

Chestnuts are found in various sizes and shapes at the same place on each leg and are recognized as a remaining vestigal pad from a 4th toe eliminated during the horse’s evolution. The ergot is a similar bit of thick tissue found on the back of the pastern usually hidden in the ‘feathers’.

It is an honour to be able to see all this so close up ❤❤ xxxx

4 mins in the little kids reaction to the horse is quite cute! That was a nice interaction. Such a great horse and sooo patient with the people

Well handled, great horsemanship.

These horses are so tall and beautiful. The Guards are so well in tune with their horses.

This first horse is lovely and calm.The mare has a proud look with lovely pricked ears. Just shows the horses need respecting.