Runaway horses Trojan and Vida were filmed by a BBC cameraman who was covering the Post Office Inquiry
A military horse that bolted through central London after being startled by construction work has retired to the country.
Quaker, 15, was one of five Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment horses spooked when rubble was dropped through a plastic tunnel while they were on an exercise in Belgravia on 24 April last year.
Footage of the frightened animals was broadcast worldwide after being captured by a BBC cameraman covering the Post Office Inquiry.
Service personnel were thrown from their horses and the animals ran loose, smashing into vehicles, including a double-decker bus, resulting in a number of injuries.
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Maj Thomas Stewart said Quaker was the only horse of the five that was unable to return to the Household Cavalry
Quaker suffered bleeding and a small break during the incident. After receiving surgery, he stayed with the Horse Trust at its sanctuary in Buckinghamshire.
Quaker’s rider broke his back when he was thrown off but aft
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