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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nadeem Badshah

Military horses injured galloping across London making progress, army says

Two horses bolting through Aldwych, London
Two of the five horses who got loose bolting through Aldwych, London on Wednesday 24 April. Service personnel and bystanders also suffered injuries. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/AP

The two military horses who sustained injuries after colliding with vehicles in London are making progress after surgery, the British army has said.

Quaker, a Cavalry black, and a grey horse called Vida were seen galloping through the streets of the capital after being frightened by builders moving rubble last Wednesday. The pair bolted while they were on an extended exercise in Belgravia with five other horses and six soldiers from the Household Cavalry.

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