Our immediate priority was the safety and wellbeing of our soldiers, members of the public and our horses.
Two of the injured horses were operated on last night, with one transferred to an equine hospital
Obviously, we didn't want that situation to happen
But they've been given the best veterinary treatment possible and had they not been attached to the army then I don't believe they would have made it this far
Unfortunately we have seen what has happened, but all I can say is the crucial thing ... no serious injuries to the public as far as we aware, and of course we will be keeping an eye on the situation,
Be in no doubt, had these not been military horses then their chances of survival would have been greatly reduced.
We are hoping that both these horses make a recovery
There are hundreds of service horse working and living in London every day
All three soldiers involved are expected to recover fully and to return to duty
All it takes is for one to get upset and the rest of the group will be there.
If one thing triggered the horse, the next time, anything they associate with that trigger becomes a trigger - a saddle, or uniforms
I’m not saying this is an omen of war but prophetic horses rarely bring good news.
It's always my fault, isn't it.
Of the seven horses which were spooked, five tried to bolt and four, Vida, Trojan, Quaker and Tennyson, broke loose.
In ancient times black and white blood soaked horses running through the capital would be an ominous omen.
I'm not a superstitious person but this is absolutely the sort of omen which ushers in 500 years of darkness suffering and strife.
Oh a trooper has been thrown, oh good lord,
The horses are having a bit of a dance show this morning, they're not settling down as quick as they usually do."
You are probably aware that the army has horses out on exercise in central London every day of the week. It is about 150 horses on average exercising every day,
There were five horses. They have all been recovered. Three of them are fine, two of them are unfortunately in a relatively serious condition and obviously we will be monitoring that condition."