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Five blood-soaked Household Cavalry horses have run loose in central London after throwing their military riders during an exercise. At least one soldier was injured after a spooked horse smashed into cars outside the Clermont Hotel.

It has not yet been confirmed whether the injured horses will return to dutyA leading charity has offered to rescue the injured Household Cavalry horses that escaped on Wednesday if they are unable to return to military duty.

Vida, the blood-soaked grey seen running down Fleet Street with Trojan, underwent surgery for injuries consistent with 'serious lacerations' and is now recovering in the Hyde Park Barracks.The Horse Trust was set up in 1886 by Miss Ann Lindo who was inspired by the story of Black Beauty While the Ministry of Defence hasn't provided an update on whether they will return to duty, the oldest horse charity in the UK, the Horse Trust, has offered them sanctuary if they are unable to do so.In the early days, the charity took in retired horses who were used as London's over-worked cab horses.

EXCLUSIVEREAD MORE: Horses from the Household Cavalry ran riot through London after being spooked by building work being carried out on a £15million mansion owned by a former West Bromwich Albion chairman Advertisement She was a huge favourite among soldiers and riders and was a part of some of the nation's most high-profile events including Royal Weddings.

'It's not heavy work but they do have to carry a lot of weight with all the ceremonial uniforms, and we will never work a horse to the point they can't continue at peak performance. The Army has a database of all its horses and when the time comes for them to retire, people can bid to buy a horse. Defence minister James Cartlidge told Sky News: 'There were five horses. They have all been recovered.

 

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