Same. I didn't know Kings Troop RHA stood Guard. 45 years of studying the Napoleonic wars, the French , the British the Major powers. Tabletop war gaming is a passion of mine. I can identify what Regiment a soldier or Officer might originate from during that period just by looking at them. I'm going to have to book a session with my shrink..

They stood guard probably Sometime in January or February of this year 2023

I was wondering why the different horses and uniforms…thanks

@@jspee1965 every year…. July

The RHA provide the guard a few times a year while the HC give their horses some time out, normally a beach holiday in Norfolk, I think some of them this summer are off to Germany

@@HowardRamsey don’t be so contrary. It is NOT a petting zoo and those highly trained soldiers are absolutely NOT there solely for the convenience of these disrespectful tourists. So get that out of your tiny head.

Some people do ask and say thank you after , which is nice manners are everything .

I know right people love being entertained...it annoys me that they touch. Alot of people are respectful tho and that's credit to them for being respectful and diligent.

The school children having their photo at the end - I heard an adult (probably their teacher) saying "show some respect" or something like that!

@@Violet-jy6qs agreed, but it’s a tiny minority that do 👍🏼

I wish I could thank your grandad for his service.

that story shared was so interesting .thank you Brenda

@maliapeat6022 Ty from my Family. Xx

So was mine he was gassed and died in the 30’s.

Sorry for your loss xx

I often wonder if the guards have a scoreboard for how many times they have to shout at people, how many people get nibbled by the horses, etc 😂

I keep saying instead of sword give them a riding crop. When people BBC are grabbing the reins etc., give their hands a whack! Lol

@@dianekruger5977 me, too! Needs to be one of those longer one so the guard can reach the hand. The head would be a good spot, too!

Why flat?

@@nilocnolnah6788 Too hard to get the stains off the burnished metal! LOL 🤣

Not sure where you got low paying from but I just read this >>>> The average annual salary of a mounted police officer is $70,000 pa , as of 2013 !

I wanted to join the mounted police in London many decades ago, but at the time women were not accepted. About 3 years later the first women became mounted officers, by which time I’d had my first child and moved to the country.

Is it me or are these bay horses smaller than the Kings Life Guards black horses? They are as absolutely gorgeous as the black horses❤

@@Anahara1181 they are. The palace has a few different breeds of horses they use

@@tommytitmousethats a mounted Police Officer, the kings guard are Serving Soldiers the rates are significantly different.

Here in America you would be ticketed for touching the horse.

Unbelivable

I wonder if they think they could sue if their leetle darlinks were hurt. You cannot sue a horse !! Could you imagine the scenario? They have a sign more or less telling them what the horses COULD do. It is so frustrating for us viewing these scenes. 😡

Know what you mean. Seen several videos when parents push their terrified kids to stand right next to the horse for a photo, if they try to move away they push them back. Should have social services child protection on their tails. Another video had African nursery teaching assistant pick up a little white girl and took her to the horses face, the little girl was only around 3yrs old and was wriggling to be put down, the stupid woman tightened her grip until a passing lady told her off. Had that teacher done that to my great grand daughter she'd be on first plane back to Africa. They should'nt bd allowed to touch other people's children in dangerous situations like that. Even the Guard glared at the woman but smiled gently at the little girl. I hope the parents were told about that woman and she was sacked? Poor little thing was sobbing, likely never been so close to a big powerful horse in hef life and some stupid foreign teacher practically throws her in the horses face. As for anyone bring sued in the video I've just mentioned it would have been that stupid woman who picked their child up without permission, neither the Guard or the horse to blame, the parents would have seen that when they watched it. The Guard controlled his horse extremely well and the horse sensed the small child was scared. Never seen one so much as harm an infant. It's the parents or teachers in charge to blame, no one elses fault. In their desperation to be noticed they ignored their scared children to make themselves look good. Case of "Oh, look at me, I'm SO special, I forced my terrified children to stand next to a huge, powerful horse, are'nt I clever?" Can imagine them showing their snaps back home to family, friends and neighbours, and seeing children with terrified expressions staring back at them from the photo while stupid parents are grinning and saying it was just a laugh. Should call in CPS for those narcissistic clowns?

I dont either its not the horses fault but they are not a petting play thing

💯 %, It's sad 😢people don't

And the horses too. Personally I do do think they should be allowed to touch the horses or them at all.

Very well deserved!

Beautiful horse!

I believe the horses go to Norfolk for a holiday by the sea.

I’m from USA and I total agree with you!

I kept thinking I could hear her cackling in the background when they guards were changing. Thankfully she didn’t materialise 🙏🙉

​@@sheilasmith1574shes been in the gambia. If she does reappear will be interesting to see how the kings troop deal with her.

I thought I heard her in the beginning too!!

I thought I heard her, too!

She was definitely cackling at the change of the horses. The wicked witch of the west is still around, unfortunately.

Surely you have seen them pulling the guns though?

In the box..? Do u mean the kings guard house?

It’s called Bay.

Just seen a video of one of the kings troops horses, the sun was shining on him, he looked like he was glowing 😍

Wonderful memories for you.

Join the RCMP or Toronto Police Mounted Division

Even though I don’t you or your family, I wish I could thank your father for his service.

I was watching a live yesterday, the creator was joking that the sentry had put air buds in his horses ears😂

@@marywood6270 drown out the crowd noise!

He’s stressed, it’s like stimming in autistic people. Trying to self soothe.

@@Solitude11-11Not good to hear.

He's got rhythm ❤

Kings Troop Royal Artillery, stunning looking 😍 horse 🐎

Smaller and stockier for pulling the gun carriage

The creator on the live i watched said the same thing 😂

Exactly, & they probably ever had a horse.

Agree with you they would never do anything to harm the horses

He's dancing to the beat of his own drum.😊

Those horses are better cared for than a lot of people 😂😊

My Paint gelding would play with his bits just to make noise especially in line up when the Judge is looking lol. But he never played with the bit when his kids were on showing, perfect gentleman for the win. 🇺🇸

Have a wonderful time !

Well enjoy ur next visit but please have respect and dont even go near the horses.even for a silly photo.

Firstly i was brought up to always be respectful so at my age I don’t need to be reminded, secondly I’m highly allergic to horses so I have no intention on having my photo taken in front of one,

@@helengarner8826 obviously a lot of those tourists need reminding. No respect at all.

DO NOT TOUCH THE HORSES

Wonderful diversity in the soldiers. The first guard Was a black male, the second appeared to be an Asian female.

They are bred in the Republic of Ireland (like the other horses used by the Household Cavalry Regiments. They are all around 15 Hands High - Larger ones at the front of the guns and the smaller stockier ones at the back. The Household Cavalry horses are obviously taller at 16 hands.

O brother. Lets leave diversity out of this for a change

@@helensemrau7442 lets leave diversity out of this for a change. O brother.

Kings troop, and yes they cover summer and i believe winter relief too, friday was their first day of duty.

Buckskin

Color is magnificent

The mane has been hogged

@@marywood6270oh. I’ll have to look that up. Thank you.

They do this all the time..

They are not meant to be friendly they are on duty, or don't you know what that means?

No Cleveland Bay, mainly Irish.

Mainly Irish Draught. No mention of what they may be crossed with but Cleveland Bay less likely as that is becoming a rare breed. All the horses are acquired in Ireland and can be chestnut, bay, brown or black. Generally smaller than the Cavalry Blacks but when harnessed to the gun carriages, they work in pairs and may be in hitches with several other pairs. Speed and agility are part of their requirements. Very handsome horses.

These use a Liverpool bit, as you say a single bit, the cavalry use a double bridle with a snaffle and curb, two bits.

@@Solitude11-11 thanks for the name of the bit. I see it is a driving bit with several variations. Makes sense given they are driving the lighter gun carriages. Interesting. Now I am curious what the actual bit style/s are in use. The Cavalry bridle that I've seen only has the single bit in the mouth with the two sets of reins and a chain. Some views seem to show a roller midway. Not a full double bridle as in other applications but the long shank can give firmer control if needed. The bits I've seen have been straight w/o the high port. Would like to get a closer look at what variations they use depending upon the horse. Definitely neither are not like the harsh Spanish and other bridles.

Looks like a bit problem. Saliva and gaging

These soldiers are from The King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery. They relieve the Household Cavalry when they go on vacation.

@@daylehudson6810Horses cannot gag or vomit. Saliva is routine,

The guards are at Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, Windsor Castle in London. Balmoral in Scotland, and Sandringham in Norfolk, are two of the private residences owned by the Royal family. Obviously they will be guarded but as far as I know, not the same regiments as the guards on duty at the official Royal residences.

Also, on guard duty at official Royal residence Holyrood in Scotland. But there only Scottish regiments on duty.

Most guards on the royal estates, Buckingham Palace, the Tower etc. are not mounted. If you want to learn more, try googling “Household Cavalry”. Add “horses” if that’s where your interests lie.

@@pathopewell1814 Thank you! They are so dedicated to their Country. Awesome soldiers!

There is no need to have those horses there except for tourist MONEY

@@susanharrison6401 Naw... Horses guarded the Monarchy for hundreds of year. Tourists are much more recent.

​@@susanharrison6401not at all. Tradition. The Household Cavalry have stood guard at Horseguards since created in 1660.

@@susanharrison6401 well then you can tell the army that it hurts your feelings and they need to immediately stop because it makes you sad.🤣😂😆

Rc4010, I see you're behaving for once. Did you take your medication today? Good in sure you can work out a successful strategy to your treatment plan.

Fact, they do not use Stallions. They are mostly Geldings, I think they have occasional mares mixed in. Stallions and mares tend to be more moody, temperamental at times, probably do to hormones.

There are no stallions,they have all been gelded.

Британцы свою армию уважают, а американцы - нет. И к полиции плохо относятся. Британцы 👍

OK,I understand what you're saying about247years ago, but more important- we have fought WITH them much more recently. Thank you England

​@@aky8420The Americans do show RESPECT..

They are smaller but actually chunkier, as they pull guns.

Yes people shouldn’t grab the horses reins, but at the same time there should be signage like don’t grab the reins.

You sometimes hear tour guides tell their groups not to touch the reins.

Well that helps but signage is better imho

Tourists get So distracted, that they should be constantly guided, or (Nannied) here.🇬🇧😊☮️