London military horses that ran loose are being cared for [Video]

The military horses that bolted and ran loose when spooked by construction noise in central London earlier this week “continue to be cared for and closely observed,” the British Army said Friday.

In an update on X, formerly Twitter, the Army gave no fresh information on the condition of the two horses — Vida and Quaker — that were operated on. Trojan and Tennyson were the other two who broke loose.

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Vida, a white horse seen drenched in blood as it galloped down Aldwych in between London’s historic financial center and the busy West End theater district, was the most visibly injured and was treated for lacerations. Quaker, the other horse to be operated on, was transferred to an equine hospital for specialist care.

The four horses from the Household Cavalry, the ceremonial guard of …