The Mounted Band of the Household Cavalry - King's Birthday Parade Rehearsal

The Mounted Band of the Household Cavalry riding from Hyde Park Barracks towards Horse Guards Parade for the first King's Birthday Parade rehearsal for the Household Cavalry of 2023 on Tuesday 30th May.
00:00 riding through Wellington Arch onto Constitution Hill
00:47 Arnhem (riding towards Buckingham Palace down Constitution Hill)
03:27 Boots and Saddles
05:56 On The Square (riding down the Mall towards Horse Guards Parade)
07:46 Mollendorf's Parade March
The band are under the direction of their Director of Music Major Paul Collis-Smith and are wearing Escort Review Order for the rehearsal.
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[@asac159]

Interesting that when dismounted the trombones form the front file, but when mounted its the tubas etc with the trombones in the second file. Brilliant band. Thanks for the vid.

[@NancyCampbell-rk9rm]

Not your standard configuration for the mounted band, note that both drum horses are being ridden by Life Guards instead of 1 Life Guard and 1 Blues and Royals. Also are riding 8 across instead of 6, so I wouldn't infer anything from this appearance. Saying that, though, I'll have to look for them in parades to see if you're correct.

[@NancyCampbell-rk9rm]

I stand corrected. I just watched the Colonel's review from 2019 and the trombones were in the second row instead of the first. Don't know why they are like that when mounted but the trombones leading the way is standard for any marching band.

[@wendyschaumberg6850]

How hard that must be, look Ma no hands😊 awesome 👍

[@ritapitt8273]

4 drum horses 🐎 wonderful thanks 😊

[@missb9473]

Beautiful big horse 🐴 closest to the camera with no drums on.

[@haroldinsley171]

Likely in training

[@dougbarrett152]

Well done, you nabbed one that 'we' missed over at BMB :)

[@michelefur]

É lindo.👏😍

[@wendyschaumberg6850]

I know the drum horses are reined to their feet(?) No??

[@daveleadbeater7652]

Wonder how long it takes to train one of those horses.

[@Rumbletummy117]

Where do they go to?

[@charlottecunningham2141]

Where was their starting point?

[@asac159]

Knightsbridge Barracks, (officially called Hyde Park Barracks) on the south edge of the park - that's their summer base.

[@petermillist3779]

Shame, a couple of the horses weren’t in step.

[@jeanbrooks1815]

That is why it is a rehearsal.