Trooping the Colour

[kustenjaeger]

Greetings

Obviously the drill has moved on but it's still interesting to see massed infantry close order drill and indeed horse artillery and cavalry parading at the walk and the trot.     

It's a reminder of how difficult it is to dress lines - generally the Guards infantry were deployed by company (most of the parading being done in columns of companies) and even some of these weren't particularly straight between the two ranks when filmed from the side. 

Edward

[Ben Waterhouse]

and, from personal experience, Horse Guards isn't flat...

[Maenoferren]

a wheel at the trot on horseback is interesting when only 10 wide, the mind boggles for 30 wide

[Nosher]

Donkey whallopers of the world unite

[Maenoferren]

Donkey whallopers of the world unite

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

I suspect the gfuy on the outside would be at full gallop if 30 'orses wide.
Horseguards is much flatter than most 18th century battlefields.
IanS

[Aart Brouwer]

Never mind the flat horses. If anything, I love the spit-polish-bearskin-pulled-over-me-eye-and-get-the-f*ck-out-of-me way look of the grunts. Eyes front, me hearties! 

Cheers,
Aart

[Hertsblue]

Never mind the flat horses. If anything, I love the spit-polish-bearskin-pulled-over-me-eye-and-get-the-f*ck-out-of-me way look of the grunts. Eyes front, me hearties! 

Cheers,
Aart

Yes, I once had to drag a girlfriend out of the way of an advancing Blues and Royals trooper at the Horseguards - 'cause he wasn't about to stop. 

[Ben Waterhouse]

Never mind the flat horses. If anything, I love the spit-polish-bearskin-pulled-over-me-eye-and-get-the-f*ck-out-of-me way look of the grunts. Eyes front, me hearties! 

Cheers,
Aart

The Tower of London gig and Japanese tourists was always a good one for that...