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Injured runaway horse retires from military service
Quaker retired to The Horse Trust sanctuary after surgery following injuries from a bolting incident that injured four people and damaged multiple vehicles in central London.
- After being spooked, some British army horses galloped through London, resulting in injuries to service personnel and damage to vehicles.
- One of the horses, Quaker, suffered injuries and could not return to duty, instead retiring at the Horse Trust sanctuary.
- The other horses involved in the incident have returned to their duties with the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.
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British army horse that galloped through London after being spooked gets well-deserved retirement
One of the five British Cavalry horses that made headlines when they broke away from their trainers and galloped thorough the streets of London last year has been retired to the country without ever returning to active service.
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Read Full ArticleArmy horse that bolted through London enjoying quiet retirement
Quaker, the military horse who dramatically bolted through central London, has officially retired. The 15-year-old Life Guards horse was one of five spooked on 24 April by construction work in Belgravia, when rubble was dropped through a plastic tunnel. The ensuing chaos saw service personnel unseated, horses collide with vehicles, including a double-decker bus, and four people requiring treatment for injuries across three separate locations wit…
·London, United Kingdom
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