A tourist bitten by one of the King's Guard horses then fainted in the street, and people were all left saying the same thing.
A clip by YouTuber Buska in the Park has gone viral showing a woman being bitten on the arm by the animal after she tried to get her photo taken with the steed. But Twitter/X users say she ignored some obvious warning signs, which she had noticed, could have led her to avoid the nasty wound.
One tourist managed to get a photo with the creature, posing with their thumb up while standing next to the horse – which had attempted to graze that person's arm before they backed away. But the second tourist did not heed the animal's “warning”.
Instead they had the creature rotate their head and take a bite, leaving them screaming in pain. They then managed to break free and rushed back to the gathered crowd, where another person inspected their wound.
Moments later they could be seen crouching on the floor, having apparently fainted. However, people were not sympathetic to their plight.
One user wrote of the incident: “It gave 2 warnings and didn't give you a thumbs up back to continue, yet you did…” Another screenshot the post and said the 'beware' sign should have been a dead giveaway to watch out for danger.
The sign read: “Beware. Horses may kick or bite. Don't touch their reins. Thank you.” While the woman did not touch the reigns, the horse touched her and left her collapsed on the floor tending to her wound.
Meanwhile more viewers were still critical of the tourist. One wrote: “Oh please. These tourists need to wise up. There's signage everywhere informing them what could happen!! I actually think the tourists should stand behind barriers anyways. They have far too much freedom to annoy and pester both horse and guard. “
Others have suggested the tourist got off lightly. One wrote: “Not shocking!! It was warning the entire time ..The horse has its ears pinned back and was threatening the 1st 2 women …. She's lucky it's not a kick . You don't walk up to strange horses without asking the same way you don't walk up to strange dogs.”
Another suggested brushing up on animal safety, adding: “I guess you either know about horses or you don't. A simple risk assessment can keep you safe & well. 'IT'S A LARGE ANIMAL' give it some space & stay out of range of the biting & kicking bits.”