Hilarious moment tourist gets too close to King's Guard horse as he poses for photo – everyone's saying the same thing | The Sun
A TOURIST got the shock of their life after getting far too close to a King's Guard horse.
Posing for a photo, the man and woman sidle up to a black mount outside Horse Guards Parade in London.
Smirking away the bloke puts his arm around his fellow poser, and they flash their pearly whites.
But seconds later the hoofed beast, ridden by a soldier from the Blues and Royals, swivels its head.
It then makes a beeline for the oblivious tourist's coat before taking a big Christmas Day nibble out of his arm.
Utterly petrified by the nip, the man jumps out of his skin as he lets out a panicked "urgghh".
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The scaredy-cat then barges his female companion out the way as he gallops to safety.
The December 25 incident sparked rapturous laughter amongst onlookers at the popular tourist attraction, a stones throw from Buckingham Palace.
And it was enough to give the usually unflappable mounted trooper from the Household Cavalry a big grin.
But it was clear to everyone apart from the spooked duo that they clearly hadn't got the memo, screaming at them from a sign right behind them.
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In big bold letters, it warns punters: "Beware horses may kick or bite!"
One Facebook user was left in hysterics by the video uploaded on the social media site, joking: "Haha and what does that sign next to him say?"
A second chimed: "Must have thought there were treats hidden."
While a third joshed: "Hungry horse."
It's not the first time tourists have had run-ins with the iconic guards in the arches at Horse Guards Parade.
Earlier this month a Life Guard lost his temper at a tourist after she hit his horse three times.
The young woman was posing for a photo when the animal apparently got too close and she repeatedly slapped it away.
The Household Cavalry was formed in 1992, as a union between two of the most senior regiments in the British Army: the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals.
The Life Guards and the Blues and Royals have existed for centuries – carrying out duties since the 1660s.
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