Overview

• Officials confirmed the 15-year-old military horse begins retirement at The Horse Trust in Buckinghamshire following surgery and rehabilitation.
• Quaker was one of five Household Cavalry horses startled by construction work during an April 2024 rehearsal, triggering a high-profile dash through central London.
• Ambulance crews treated four people in three incidents as the loose horses collided with vehicles on routes including Buckingham Palace Road, Belgrave Square and Chancery Lane.
• Three horses—Tennyson, Trojan and Vanquish—made swift recoveries and took part in Trooping the Colour, while Quaker and Vida required longer care at The Horse Trust.
• The Horse Trust now provides a respite scheme and permanent retirement care, housing 32 former military horses and recording 3,430 horse turnout days last year.