Horses loose in London

[Tortuga]

Bloody horses were seen loose in London.

 

This has nothing to do with the ride of the 4 horses in Revelation.

This has nothing to do with a whinny of Peace and Security.

This has nothing to do with the start of the Great Tribulation.

It's just a couple of bloody horses running through London..

 

Four injured as runaway military horses bolt through central London (bbc.com)

[Áine]

15 minutes ago, Tortuga said:

Bloody horses were seen loose in London.

 

This has nothing to do with the ride of the 4 horses in Revelation.

This has nothing to do with a whinny of Peace and Security.

This has nothing to do with the start of the Great Tribulation.

It's just a couple of bloody horses running through London..

 

Four injured as runaway military horses bolt through central London (bbc.com)

I can tell you’re not English… because using that term is a curse word!

 

 I feel terrible for those terrified horses

[Tortuga]

1 hour ago, Poly Ester said:

I can tell you’re not English… because using that term is a curse word!

 

 I feel terrible for those terrified horses

"The horses, one of which was covered in blood, caused chaos as they roamed the city centre and collided with vehicles, including a double-decker bus and taxi."

[New World Explorer]

Something interesting about "bloody" 

Bloody has always been a very common part of Australian speech and has not been considered profane there for some time^[when?]. The word was dubbed "the Australian adjective" by The Bulletin on 18 August 1894. 

[Parale]

8 hours ago, Poly Ester said:

I can tell you’re not English… because using that term is a curse word!

 

I'm English, and it is not a curse word when used correctly in a descriptive way, as done here, though THH I'd probably have re-worded the exact phrasing used because of how it could be read, even though there was no punctuation.

Edited April 25 by Parale

[Parale]

11 hours ago, Poly Ester said:

I feel terrible for those terrified horses

 

Two - Quaker and Vida, the bloodied grey - are reportedly in a serious condition, but are still alive.

 

Interestingly the barracks take out around 150 horses onto the streets each day for exercise - I know that I'm passing the horses from the barracks virtually every day, and that's not counting other horses.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/25/runaway-horses-in-serious-condition-after-bolting-through-central-london

[Mike047]

In their training, they do include sudden noises and interruptions to the horses movement. Many of them are very well schooled and cope with a lot of distractive situations without becoming nervy. What a shame, though, for these two horses. They will get the very best equine treatment, of course.

[Áine]

Evidently builders dropped rubble from a great height right next to them… it takes just one horse to shy and jump away into the side of another horse, I would say that in order to unseat the riders that they weren’t expecting it either…

 

one horse collides with another etc and panic spreads easily, they’re a flight animal and prefer to be together tbh I’m surprised the whole lot didn’t bolt off !

[Áine]

15 hours ago, Parale said:

 

I'm English, and it is not a curse word when used correctly in a descriptive way, as done here, though THH I'd probably have re-worded the exact phrasing used because of how it could be read, even though there was no punctuation.

Richard thought he was being funny …

[Parale]

On 4/25/2024 at 10:49 AM, Parale said:

Two - Quaker and Vida, the bloodied grey - are reportedly in a serious condition, but are still alive.

 

It is being reported that both Quaker and Vida are "'enjoying a summer holiday' in the Chilterns and are expected to return to work in due course." While the other three horses - 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 15 June.'"

 

In addition, it is reported that of the two most seriously injured soldiers, one is continuing his recovery at home and the other at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Stanford Hall. They are both considered likely to return to military service in the fullness of time.

 

https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2024/06/cavalry-horses-injured-in-london-given-respite-care-by-the-horse-trust/

 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jun/04/three-of-the-horses-that-bolted-across-london-expected-to-troop-the-colour

 

https://kbp.army.mod.uk/index.htm

Edited June 4 by Parale

[Ahuvah]

On 4/25/2024 at 6:26 PM, Parale said:

 

I'm English, and it is not a curse word when used correctly in a descriptive way, as done here, though THH I'd probably have re-worded the exact phrasing used because of how it could be read, even though there was no punctuation.

My Grandmother, a staunch witness, when she got so mad she would say: 

Blast the rocks

Dam the river and

Sweep the bloody butcher shop.

[Mike047]

A lady not to mess with, though in shouting she no doubt got a little hoarse

[Tortuga]

On 4/25/2024 at 2:43 PM, Dinah Soares said:

Richard thought he was being funny …

Actually no, I was thinking of the word 'bloody' as a swear word at all. It was purely a descriptive term.

[Ahuvah]

4 hours ago, Tortuga said:

Actually no, I was thinking of the word 'bloody' as a swear word at all. It was purely a descriptive term.

Yes that is in context, definitely.  Like a female dog is perfectly legit in context.

[Tortuga]

7 hours ago, Tortuga said:

Actually no, I was thinking of the word 'bloody' as a swear word at all. It was purely a descriptive term.

...and that is supposed to say "wasn't" 

Apparently, I need new glasses.