King's guard returns sword to control horse changing of the guard

#thekingsguard #london #horseguardsparade #horse

[@ParkAvenue-bt8of]

That was amazing horsemanship! Great job Trooper.

[@maureenmoran5465]

How calm the young guard is and he just keeps reassuring his horse the riders are truly trained to a very high standard👏👏

[@Lee-kg7ze]

So glad the other horses didn't act up as well. Excellent training for horses and Troopers. 🙂 💖 💯

[@sued616]

Great job by trooper ,stayed calm ,reassured the horse well done.❤

[@mfuller2236]

This was amazing. He was in control. After putting away the sword he reassured the horse with a few pats & rubs and the horse calmed down. Very impressive.

[@noelborden8787]

The rider's composure was admirable. I'm surprised he waited at long as he did to sheath his sword and then draw it again.

[@maryholder3795]

Well done trooper, you sorted out your horse, settled him down. Put away your sword to finally get your mount back in line. Excellent.

[@jkgannon1049]

WOW! What grace & discipline under pressure.

[@wendypetersen7529]

Wow nwvwe seen that happen before. That was one unhappy horse, but that guard is an amazing horseman! Cudos.

[@allthekingshorses-gn3gn]

Professional (spurman) Riding instructor hence the spur on his arm 👏

[@tc5654]

Wow, such a phenomenal rider! : )

[@bobburroughs6241]

Great moments, great control!

[@lynnpumfrett2060]

Nicely done young man x

[@christinesmith7838]

Awesome to see!

[@gingercake0907]

You can’t force a horse to do anything it doesn’t want to do. Just hang on and don’t fall off.

[@helveticaification]

Horse asks 'Why am I always on the end?'

[@user-wg8uh2mx6o]

Por un momento creí que no controlaría al caballo y ocurrirĺa un accidente😅😅,por suerte resistió el guardia y lo controló 💙💙

[@Luuucas241]

And that’s why you will never see me on a horse 😅

[@MsJuval]

What does the insignia on his right upper arm (a spur?) mean?

[@margaretshanahan9754]

I googled it, and it's a Spur Equitation Instructors Qualification badge.

[@MsJuval]

@@margaretshanahan9754 thank you! So that explains his skill 😉

[@TheAg812]

Likely the first time that horse has been there, having a “spur man” ride it is a little bit of assurance

[@ssansu]

I'm always amazed at how poorly trained these horses are. You would never see a RCMP horse behaving like that. Get some professional desensitization training already.