A Smile For You :)

[choux]

Ever had a day at work that went less than well?
Or a day when the children didn't behave in public?
Spare a thought for these 2 souls who did see the brighter side of life



ffwd to 3:30 to see what I mean.
The officer kept clean boots 19:00

[pastafreak]

Lol! 2 horses in cahoots..."I'll wave my head and you'll prance"

I wonder if the event at 19:00 caused the restlessness ?

[roopower]

Thats why the horse was so skittish - the equine equivalent of the toddler dancing about when they need the loo.

[choux]

The guards changed positions and the 1st horse to cause the rider problems did nothing. I noticed neither guard smiled when the officer arrived ;)

[retrocop]

It’s the Kings Troop Royal Artillery's version of the daily ceremony of the changing of the guard at Horse Guards Arch They call it The Dumping in the Yard.

[choux]

retro, :)

[choux]

I always appreciated that HM The Queen never changed the name of the Troop upon her succession.

[andy-hughes]

Proof that an animal that size will do what it wants, when it wants, including offering an opinion on the archaic rituals it's involved in.

Personally, I quite like the continuity of rituals like this, and I guess they have to work around horses who don't feel like being good sometimes.

It underlines the golden rule - don't stand behind a horse, they do that, and they can kick without warning, and don't stand in front of a camel - they spit!

[retrocop]

If my memory serves me
Well I believe they are the most senior regiment in the pecking order . The Garrison sergeants mess do a mean curry. I served with the Green goddesses during the firemen's strike and the Guards depot was billeted and operated there. The Guards corporals wear 3 stripes in stead of the normal two. The lance sergeants were given their marching orders in short order when the Sergeant Major saw them in HIS mess.