A tourist desperate for a photo with the King’s Guard fainted after being bitten on the arm by the unsettled horse.
Footage taken in central London today shows swathes of tourists surrounding a King’s Guard and his horse outside the Household Cavalry Museum, desperate for a photographic souvenir.
The horse appears bothered by the crowds around it, turning its head and nipping people to warn them if they get too close.
A woman, wearing a black baseball cap and a Pink Floyd t-shirt, then runs to stand next to the horse – standing directly underneath a sign that reads: ‘Horses may kick or bite’.
The alarmed animal does not hesitate to bite her on the arm.
The tourist wears a black baseball cap and a Pink Floyd t-shirt as she poses with the King’s Guard and his horse. She stands below a sign that reads: ‘Horses may kick or bite’
The woman screams as the horse bites her on the arm
The unsuspecting tourist squeals and runs towards her friends, as the crowd watches on with their mouths ajar.
The group inspects her wound and one man uses a cotton bud to treat the bite mark.
But her condition worsens and she appears to fade in and out of consciousness before falling to the ground completely.
In a separate video, the woman is being fanned by her friends as she lies against the gate.
In an unprecedented move, the King’s Guard is seen using his sword to signal to the cameraman before saying: ‘Can you go and get the police officer?’
As officers tend to the injured woman, tourists continue to crowd around the King’s Guard and his horse – with some still trying to pet and stroke the unsettled animal.
Despite being on duty, the King’s Guards continue to have dangerous run-ins with members of the public.
Clear signage around the area warns of the horses kicking or biting but tourists still eagerly approach – often at their own peril.
A group attends to the woman’s arm after she was bitten by the horse
After fading in and out of consciousness, she falls to the ground
