Tourist collapses after King's Guard horse bites her during photo attempt

A King’s Guard horse bit a tourist who then collapsed to the floor with a visible injury on her arm, footage posted to YouTube on Sunday, 21 July shows.

A video taken by Buska in the Park shows a woman approaching the soldier outside the Household Cavalry Museum in London to pose for a photograph.

The animal attempted to nip several tourists before eventually biting a woman dressed in a cap, who later collapsed to the ground after being injured.

A warning sign is visible next to the guard, instructing the public to be aware that horses may kick or bite and not to touch the reins.

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[julianaylor]

Don't go near horses who don't know who you are. Normal horse behaviour. Read the sign.

[patmillar]

Serves her right ... All this getting close to those poor horses needs to stop in my opinion.

[unclebungle]

She'd make a good premier league footballer

[margaretgood]

If people bothered to WATCH THE FULL VIDEO this woman DID NOT FAINT.. she went down on her knees and sat there... drama queen...

[davidreynolds]

The sign clearly states that the horses may bite or kick so it's her own f..king fault end of story!!

[wandamiller]

I’m shocked, shocked I tell ya that that horse bit her! There must be a bunch of illiterate people running around there because none of them seem to be able to read the sign at all and then act outraged that the horse did what the sign said it may do!

[HelloRando]

Look at how many damn tourists there are, just leave the Horse and Soldier alone to do their jobs. No wonder the Horse reacts when it's surrounded by dozens of excitable people getting too close it's entire shift.

[Quetzalcoatlus]

The sign: "am i a joke to you?"

[MarlynMeehan]

Approaching an animal like she did was her first mistake.

[buchanfoulsham]

She's hamming it up for the attempted lawsuit 😂

[freddiebiscuit]

Being an equestrian most of my life I have to say, that it does hurt when the buggers bite; even playfully, but the screaming and collapsing were truly worthy of an Oscar, usually it would be a loud profanity 😅

[jeangemmel]

So where is 'the really bad injury' as there's nothing to see!

[pamelawinmill]

They shouldn't be allowed to touch the horse or go too near them, its really hot today and the horses get grumpy just the same as us.

[kayleen]

She took a chance and it didn't end well for her.😮

[MajorMinor]

Next to a f*ck off big sign saying that the horse might bite. I wouldn't wish a horse bite on anyone but what are we meant to do, put up railings around the guards?

[FredScuttle]

Eff around and find out.
Somebody needs to tell her it's a war horse.
What did she expect?

[carrauntoohil]

Honestly, this is such stupid behaviour and irresponsible tourism. Clearly the horse was already agitated as just seconds before it had given a warning not to get close to the woman with the pink hat, so she then goes and stands right next to it grinning for a photo. Beyond stupid behaviour and not reading the horse's body language

[Darknightdriver]

The sign says "Horses may kick or bite". That tourist should've been aware not gotten too comfortable.

[oriel]

let us allpray for this fine horse, and that it didn't catch anything.

[pvefpkg]

That tourist ran to the horse and frightened it .. horses are not toys