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A Royal Guard Horse Bites A Woman So Hard That She Faints
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuLa3vK7p18
By Meharhai, UK News
A tourist bitten by one of the king’s guard horses then passed out in the street, and people stood there saying the same thing.
A clip by
YouTuber Buska in the park A video has gone viral showing a woman being bitten on the arm by the animal after she tried to have her photo taken with the steed.
But Twitter/X users claim she ignored some obvious warn- ing signs that, if noticed, could have helped her avoid the nasty injury.
One tourist managed to take a photo with the creature, posing with his thumb up next to the horse, which had tried to brush against the person’s arm before backing away. But the second tourist ignored the animal’s warning.
Instead, they made the creature turn its head and bite them, causing them to scream in pain. They then managed to free themselves and rushed back to the gathered crowd, where another per- son inspected their wound.
Moments later, they were seen crouching on the ground, appar- ently unconscious. However, people were not sympathetic
to their plight.
One user wrote about the incident: “He gave 2 warnings and didn’t give you the green light to contin- ue, and yet you did...” Another user took a screenshot of the post and said the “Caution” sign should have been a telltale sign to be careful in case of danger.
The sign read: “Caution. Horses can kick or bite. Do not touch their reins. Thank you.” Although the woman did not touch the reins, the horse touched her and left her collapsed on the ground, nurs- ing her injury.
Meanwhile, more and more viewers were becoming critical of the tourist. One wrote: “Oh please. These tourists need to wake up. There are signs everywhere to warn them of what could happen!! I actu- ally think the tourists
should be behind barriers anyway. They have way too much freedom to annoy and bother both the horse and the guard.”
Others suggested the tourist got away with it. One wrote: “It’s not shocking! He was warning the whole time... The horse had his ears folded back and was threatening the first two women... She was lucky he didn’t kick her. You don’t approach strange horses with- out asking in the same way you don’t approach strange dogs.”
Another suggested reviewing animal safety rules, adding: “I guess you either know about horses or you don’t. A simple risk assessment can help keep you safe and healthy. ‘THIS IS A BIG ANIMAL’, give it space and stay out of bite and kick range.”
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