Military horses have bolted through central London on a blind-panic rampage once again after losing their riders.

The incident happened around Knightsbridge when six horses from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment were conducting a routine exercise under the control of five soldiers.

The lead horse, which was being led rather than ridden, became loose after being spooked by a London bus. This then led to two riders being unseated from their horses, who also became loose.

It comes after three Household Cavalry horses were left covered in blood after bolting through London in April earlier this year.

Today, the animals bolted from Knightsbridge station to South Eaton Place in Belgravia, where one horse was recovered. Two horses then continued to Vauxhall Bridge before being stopped.

Dash cam footage courtesy of a black cab taxi driver shows two of three military horses which bolted through central London earlier today

The taxi driver posted the video on X with the caption: ‘Got hit by them in Lupus St Pimlico’

The army said that one of the horses received ‘minor injuries’ today

One London black cab driver posted footage showing a horse running into his vehicle on the street. 

Now, the three military horses have been ‘swiftly and safely’ recovered. The animals were seen being calmed down on Vauxhall Bridge as a van arrived to transport them away. 

The Ministry of Defence confirmed all were collected and returned to Hyde Park Barracks by 9.55am.

None of the three horses were involved in the previous bolting incident from April 24, the Ministry also said.

Images in April of the frightened horses covered in blood galloping through the capital were broadcast worldwide. 

However, the Life Guards soldiers and five Military Working Horses that were injured in the incident ‘are continuing to make remarkable progress in their recovery’, the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) said.

Three of the horses injured – Trojan, Tennyson, and Vanquish – are back on duty and ‘against all expectations, are looking likely to take part in the King’s Birthday Parade on June 15,’ the regiment said.

Six soldiers and seven horses from the Life Guards were on an extended Watering Order, an exercise to keep up the fitness of animals not involved in the public-facing King’s Life Guard duties.

But the animals were startled during the exercise and they fled through the city leaving five people, including three soldiers riding the horses, injured in three separate incidents during the six-mile rampage that lasted two hours.

Household Cavalry horses pictured when they ran loose in central London in April after throwing their military riders

The distressed animals were seen drenched in blood earlier this year

Onlookers said one of the Household Cavalry soldiers was left ‘screaming in pain’ after he was thrown from his horse when it struck a car by the Clermont Hotel on Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria.

They were finally caught in Limehouse, east London. Held at the side of the road by several officers, the white horse began bleeding out onto the road and was treated by vets at the scene.

Discussing the incident today, an Army spokesperson said: ‘We can confirm that whilst exercising this morning, three horses from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment became loose from their riders. They were swiftly and safely recovered.

‘One horse received minor injuries, but no further treatment is required and there were no injuries to the soldiers involved.’

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: ‘We’re aware that a number of horses were loose in central London and worked with the Army to locate them.

‘We’re pleased to confirm that all of the horses have been accounted for. We are continuing to liaise with the Army.’