The Household Cavalry left Windsor, specifically the Combermere Barracks, to Bulford in Wiltshire where they are working with the Royal Armoured in the fielding of the Ajax, the British Army’s new IFV. The 1st Battalion Welsh Guards took the position in Combermere after the Household’s departure. If you don’t know, the Household Cavalry serves as armoured reconnaissance as its operational branch and of course mounted ceremonial service at home.
dude just imagine being stuck at windsor for 200 years. They must have missed out on a lot. Life must be so different back then. Glad they are finally allowed to be outside after 200 years.
Actually marched down that street during my years in The Life Guards back in the '80s. The sound of the drum which you normally march to echoes something terrible due to the set-up of the surrounding buildings so they do have a hard time keeping in step. But yeah, it was an embarassment for us back then because we knew it at the time and we felt like raw recruits because of it.
The order came from the Officer at the front, most of them probably couldn't hear it. The order generally comes from a senior NCO at the rear of each group. Anyway, the horses usually do the marching bit, so the troopers are not used to it.
I *LOVE* the old gent in the grey suit in the veterans company. He may need a cane, but he **will** by-God march at pace with his mates one more time. 'Pain is temporary, pride is forever.' I hope he, and the rest of the Household Cavalry, will accept the respects and regards from an old American cavalry corporal from half a world away.
Maybe that some of the CRITICS try riding a horse !! these are men who are cavalry !!! not foot soldiers.They are also armoured vehicle soldiers with a FANTASTIC HISTORY. They are the most senior Regiments in the British Army
Who makes these decisions. Windsor was a good second home for the Regiments. Not far from London. Convenient for Windsor Castle events, and excellent training location for horses and riders. No sense of tradition or history anymore
Nothing to do with history. It's the Tories selling off prime real estate to their rich public school cronies to develop and make £Bns from while the poor bloody squaddies get shoved into shit hole married quarters and pre WW2 barracks !!
All ranks of the Household Cavalry regiments are, by law and custom, considered 'gentlemen'. For example, there are no sergeants in those regiments because the word 'sergeant' derives from an Old French word for 'servant'. Those holding the sergeant pay grades in the regiments are referred to as 'Corporals of Horse'. As to the black suit, bowler, and umbrella, that is the traditional attire of a gentleman in the City of London. As gentlemen, veterans of the Household Cavalry regiments are encouraged to dress accordingly when they join the regiment for parades in the 'veterans company'. But as you can see, it's not a requirement. [And yeah, I had to ask about that myself and someone was kind enough to point me in the right direction]
This is my regiment the only reason they are not in time is due to the band being shocking with them being quite AF and the horses setting them out of time
Too many lads have been spending time with the wife and kids, reading a good book, learning the piano or going to the pictures instead of marching up and down the square.
@ZebsFrend So the UK can elect parasites like Boris, Trump, Merkel at al? Yeah lot of good they do don't they? What you got against Freemasons anyway? Which Freemasons have done you harm?
Including Parliament. We have the same problem in the U.S. TheCongress is our biggest enemy. Where are all these unemployed soldiers going to? Your gigantic labor force which is b eing filled by Islamics?
You guys are being too hard on the troopers. If they are vacating then even the farriers are marching. The rhythm of the anvil is different than a marching pace.
I'm an American Civil War reenactor and US Army veteran. My unit marches in three parades a year [2 on Independence Day, one on Veterans (Armistice) Day]. I wear my modern decorations on my Civil War dress frock coat [see my pic at left] on Veterans Day only, but you can be by-God sure that the troops are in step and at proper intervals.
@Natewatl Well, by law, Confederate graves are 'graves of American soldiers' and protected as such. I could get into the whole 'the Civil War is more than you think it is' thing, but that's not really germane here. I myself have a Federal [Union or Yankee] impression. The unit I reenact with recreates the Regular Army regiment that garrisoned my home town, so that was a big attraction. But I respect the reasons why someone might portray a Confederate. What many people outside the reenacting hobby don't realize is that there are damned few racists in Civil War reenacting and the few there are know to keep their mouths shut. We don't put up with it, not ever. Spouting racist nonsense is cause enough to be expelled from a unit and banned by our association. Our goal is to educate and inform, not re-hash old complaints or re-open old wounds.
@@carlhicksjr8401 exactly several slave states fought on the Union side and most slaves were brought into the USA (and a whole lot also to the rest of the Americas) on Yankee New England ships and continued to do so as blockade runners even when the trade was outlawed by international treaty. Plenty of Northern folks fought for the Confederates and plenty of Southern folks fought for the Union. Too many folks that haven't really studied history like to spout off like they are history experts on matters they know little about. They should start with the Corwin Amendment to see a bigger picture of the complicated situation and tenuous position of their holier than thou attitude. Not to mention like in most wars many men were fighting as they had little choice as they were told to and when you got drafted or volunteered you obeyed orders or got hanged or shot for disobedience. Many on the Southern side also had good reason to fight to protect their homes and families as the Yankees were mostly the ones invading, raping, burning and pillaging the civilians of the South.
@@ssumrall70 There is plenty of blame to go 'round about the causes of the War, '70. I work very hard to go beyond the 'blue = good, gray = bad' narrative when I discuss the War with people. I make sure to convey that the causes of the War went far beyond just Slavery /Abolition, but I also point out that the Yankee North was every bit as racist as the Rebel South. I myself am in a Federal [Union] regiment for two very simple reasons: firstly, all my best reenacting friends are in it and I'm reenacting the regiment that garrisoned my home town prior to the war. I respect those who reenact the South and while I don't apologize for the Confederacy, I recognize and teach that the South had legitimate complaints about the Federal government. I'm a lifelong military historian, better than 40 years at it, and if there's one thing I've learned it is that the causes of a war are always a lot more complicated than the history books teach.
Jesus wept that drill was shocking. I left the Royal Marines 18 years ago and I could still march better than that. If I could still get in my Blues of course.
As long as they get the job done, it does not matter how well they march. As long as they can fight and move people from point A to point B as fast as needed, that is all marching they need to know. But they are professional soldiers, they don't need to learn everything in a month. So arguably they should have plenty of time to spend on thing that don't have any direct impact on battlefield (anymore), such as how to march perfectly.
Only one of the Police horses had big feet, the white one. It's part draft.. The black horses that are usually used by this regiment can be any sort at all, except that they must be properly black - white blazes and socks permissible, the right height, and the right temperament. So they can be anything from hunter, to waler, to thoroughbred. and include a couple of light draft horses with big heavy heads, and feathered hooves. But the majority are rather similar to each other, having been bred in Ireland for the purpose. The three bay horses towards the end of the parade are the Queen's Cleveland Bays, so they have very similar conformation and tend to be very steady and less temperamental than the black horses. The Police horses can be any sort at all, and any colour, as long as they are big and docile, can tolerate bands, firecrackers, motorbikes and members of the public yelling abuse, waving banners and falling under their feet. There is film somewhere on RUclips of a police horse at the front of a Band of the Guards, leaving Buckingham palace. The horse is doing an absolutely perfect Slow March; pausing his front hooves in just the right way so they hit the ground with the beat. It's beautiful. Similarly, when the Royal Artillery do a musical ride you see some of the horses gallop in perfect time with the music, and some just never seem to get it.
Windsor and it’s surrounding areas are not suitable for the new Ajax vehicles that the armoured side of the regiment are going to be equipped with. The riding school and a lot of the mounted regiment stuff will stay in Windsor so I believe.
I suppose to be fair, the music has stopped, and, in any case, they are a long way from it. However, the army training tells you to watch the feet of the man in front.
Oh good grief. They aren't on a parade ground. You all sound like the colour sergeant in Zulu whilst standing to, just before they attack: "Do your buttons up lad, where do you think you are?"
Cmon folks, give em a break. They’re not used to marching on foot and marching with spurs on only makes things more difficult. During my Service, because of my height (196cm), I was nearly always the front right marker and I was told part of my job was to keep the officer informed of what was going on when marching, ie speed up, slow down etc
Oh dear they're not the guards!! But great all the same. Shame they're moving seemed the ideal location. There's so many changes to our fantastic armed services, not all for the best either. We've spent 100s of tears making up arguably the best army, navy, air force in the world. It'll be a shame to destroy them as we'll never get them back again.
They are there for the protection of the pubic, dickhead, and they are not usually armed. They public tend to walk across the road, right in font of the band, or stand in the middle to take photos. The troops will just knock them out of the way and march over the top of them
I had another look- yes, there are a couple of armed police. They have their eyes everywhere. The parade is in a public thoroughfare, and they are looking for potential bombers and snipers, i.e. civilian terrorist rather than military attack. The men who are on parade are not there for that purpose.
Gerald Fremont they ARE human beings? No one is denying that...but they are also SOLDIERS!! who need to learn the fucking basics again...shocking parade.
Correct me if I am wrong, picking that as the queen retires their would be a change to who guards the next sovereign as the Cavalry were HM's, no doubt the next lot in will be PC's Welsh Guard is that not how the picking order would go, then we would have the Irish Guards for PW. No doubt its hard to leave after 200 years.
I think you have been told a "tall story". All the Household regiments take turns to guard the sovereign, whoever he/she may be. (former Welsh Guards musician)
i could never be that well dressed and muck about so poorly . it is so unmanly . if you may need me to die .don't ask me to do this clown walk . those horse knew what to do . pride and honor
Horse Guards marching? On their own flat feet? Like a dog walking on it's hind legs, the wonder is not that 'twas done badly. The wonder is that 'twas done at all ...
I can see where they went off, one of the Officers in the 2nd column lost his step causing the person behind to slow and thus lose his step.. this carried on --- Officers problem not the troops. Yes I did serve and I was at Harrogate Army Apprentices College where we were drilled by both Guards and Signals Drill pigs (as well as others that did the course at Pirbright) . It looks like it was the 'uphill' bit from the video where problems started. The 3rd group were also let down by the Officers who were already out of step.. the troops behind them weren't at first but they had to compensate. Yes there was an echo but, they were already out of step.. probably looking at the horses in front of them instead of listening to the snare & bass drum.
Antigone Karathanou And if you’re not British your so called opinions don’t matter. What cavalry regiments do you know are immaculate in foot drill? Do you see infantry regiments being perfect going on parades on horses?
@@alvindurochermtl - Antigone opinion is as relevant as yours and mine. Even the cavalry learn foot drill and the men in uniform should have been in step. Some of the officers were slowing down or changing step and confusing the soldiers too. Me - 23 years in Australian Army two decades ago.
Adrian Jackson So for the same token you would hold Army chefs to the same shooting standards as the SAS, as according to your logic, Army chefs have learned the basics of shooting just the same. Think about what you’re saying here.
It is the corner turns through Windsor not easy to navigate without a short step in the column plus you will notice some are wear spurs very difficult to even walk
But to be fair the Household Cavalry were never infantry, they are much more considered to be Transport or Light Armour, Anyway that's my understanding and i'm open to correction. Ex Coldstreamer
My GGF was a career soldier in the 1st Life Guards (Hyde Park Barracks) from 1901 to 1922. Was part of the BEF in WW1. Was listed as a marksman. By reading various War Diaries, he definitely was very much infantry. During the war, they were converted to Machine Gun Corps, and then went back to Household Cavalry after the war.
Don't know how they do it in the British Army but in my time in the US Army we practiced before a ceremony. Particularly if it was going to be in front of the public. If Company Commander had his company march like those later units in front of his Battalion Commander, let alone the public, that Captain could kiss his next Officer Evaluation Report goodbye along with his hopes of promotion.
Well, the Navy never professed to being 'military', their contempt for the Lobsterbacks was legendary. The Airforce also revels in not being 'military'.
I salute to you and respect you for keeping everyone safe. I hope you have the best in life, and also I’ve seen the training and it must be difficult, and also to keep in step with everyone whilst listening to commands and doing other moves plus you have to remember those moves. Salutations to you. 💂🏼💂🏼💂🏼💂🏼💂🏼
The Household Cavalry left Windsor, specifically the Combermere Barracks, to Bulford in Wiltshire where they are working with the Royal Armoured in the fielding of the Ajax, the British Army’s new IFV. The 1st Battalion Welsh Guards took the position in Combermere after the Household’s departure.
If you don’t know, the Household Cavalry serves as armoured reconnaissance as its operational branch and of course mounted ceremonial service at home.
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We use to get changed for Guard at Combermere when Victoria Barracks was being redeveloped..
dude just imagine being stuck at windsor for 200 years. They must have missed out on a lot. Life must be so different back then. Glad they are finally allowed to be outside after 200 years.
Couldn't they find the exit?
@Johnny Rep They had the one ring.
Yeah this probably makes a change from doing the dishes.
Could be worse, Mate! Imagine being stuck in the tower of London for 200 year
They look pretty good for 200 year old dudes
Actually marched down that street during my years in The Life Guards back in the '80s. The sound of the drum which you normally march to echoes something terrible due to the set-up of the surrounding buildings so they do have a hard time keeping in step. But yeah, it was an embarassment for us back then because we knew it at the time and we felt like raw recruits because of it.
Spot on! Someone really should have been calling time on each block.
Lol
really how amazing thank you xx
Having to do a change arms all the time can be a bit problematic at times! You see one or two miss the step partway through the movement.
The order came from the Officer at the front, most of them probably couldn't hear it. The order generally comes from a senior NCO at the rear of each group. Anyway, the horses usually do the marching bit, so the troopers are not used to it.
I *LOVE* the old gent in the grey suit in the veterans company. He may need a cane, but he **will** by-God march at pace with his mates one more time. 'Pain is temporary, pride is forever.'
I hope he, and the rest of the Household Cavalry, will accept the respects and regards from an old American cavalry corporal from half a world away.
and an MP!
@@mikeggg5671 Wow. Had no idea. The Honourable Gentleman should make a couple of points with his constituency for it then.
@@carlhicksjr8401 I meant military police. As in, seconding my cavalry brother. Red caps to you Brits
@@mikeggg5671 Hey, it was a legit mitsake ;)
ik hes been there for 200 years
Maybe that some of the CRITICS try riding a horse !! these are men who are cavalry !!! not foot soldiers.They are also armoured vehicle soldiers with a FANTASTIC HISTORY. They are the most senior Regiments in the British Army
They are great regiments, no doubt about it; but the Coldstream might have something to say about seniority.
@@joebutterman3084 "Second to None"
@@MandyJMaddison And then there is the cheeky regiment that calls themselves "None"
Bles, the older gentleman .
Somethings you never forget ❤❤
Who makes these decisions. Windsor was a good second home for the Regiments. Not far from London. Convenient for Windsor Castle events, and excellent training location for horses and riders. No sense of tradition or history anymore
@freebeerfordworkers I read the Welsh Guards were moving in there.
Bean counters.
That’s because of the liberals
Nothing to do with history. It's the Tories selling off prime real estate to their rich public school cronies to develop and make £Bns from while the poor bloody squaddies get shoved into shit hole married quarters and pre WW2 barracks !!
WarriorPoet McKEE Combermere is not being sold off nor will be any time soon, The Welsh guards have moved in and are staying there permanently.
3:22 Love the John Steed Bowler Hats and umbrella.
All ranks of the Household Cavalry regiments are, by law and custom, considered 'gentlemen'. For example, there are no sergeants in those regiments because the word 'sergeant' derives from an Old French word for 'servant'. Those holding the sergeant pay grades in the regiments are referred to as 'Corporals of Horse'. As to the black suit, bowler, and umbrella, that is the traditional attire of a gentleman in the City of London. As gentlemen, veterans of the Household Cavalry regiments are encouraged to dress accordingly when they join the regiment for parades in the 'veterans company'. But as you can see, it's not a requirement.
[And yeah, I had to ask about that myself and someone was kind enough to point me in the right direction]
This is my regiment the only reason they are not in time is due to the band being shocking with them being quite AF and the horses setting them out of time
Apocalypse HD but it sure does look like shit.
Excuses and snowflakes melt in the sun
Too many lads have been spending time with the wife and kids, reading a good book, learning the piano or going to the pictures instead of marching up and down the square.
Bloody Army I dunno what it's comin' to!
@mcaddicts is that a Monty Python reference
The bands play so beautifully!!!
Armchair drill sergeant reporting for duty, sah!
To protect Our Sovereign Lady, The Queen, from all enemies, domestic and foreign.
@ZebsFrend Very well said!
@ZebsFrend So the UK can elect parasites like Boris, Trump, Merkel at al? Yeah lot of good they do don't they? What you got against Freemasons anyway? Which Freemasons have done you harm?
why is it always the freemasons fault, throw in the pope and Zionists for good measure
Including Parliament. We have the same problem in the U.S. TheCongress is our biggest enemy. Where are all these unemployed soldiers going to? Your gigantic labor force which is b eing filled by Islamics?
@ZebsFrend Oh dear, a bad day?
WHY were they leaving?
a brave bunch of lads who served their country .;
Great to hear the trio of the American march Bravura as the band comes into view.
Absolutely pitiful.
You guys are being too hard on the troopers. If they are vacating then even the farriers are marching. The rhythm of the anvil is different than a marching pace.
I was surprised to see so many out of step, ☹️
The veterans march behind the formation. I love that tradition, something you'd never see in the US military...
I'm an American Civil War reenactor and US Army veteran. My unit marches in three parades a year [2 on Independence Day, one on Veterans (Armistice) Day]. I wear my modern decorations on my Civil War dress frock coat [see my pic at left] on Veterans Day only, but you can be by-God sure that the troops are in step and at proper intervals.
@Natewatl Well, by law, Confederate graves are 'graves of American soldiers' and protected as such.
I could get into the whole 'the Civil War is more than you think it is' thing, but that's not really germane here. I myself have a Federal [Union or Yankee] impression. The unit I reenact with recreates the Regular Army regiment that garrisoned my home town, so that was a big attraction. But I respect the reasons why someone might portray a Confederate. What many people outside the reenacting hobby don't realize is that there are damned few racists in Civil War reenacting and the few there are know to keep their mouths shut. We don't put up with it, not ever. Spouting racist nonsense is cause enough to be expelled from a unit and banned by our association. Our goal is to educate and inform, not re-hash old complaints or re-open old wounds.
Willysmb44 shows how much you know, we sure as hell encourage our veterans to march.
Watch the 82nd Airborne pass in review!
@@carlhicksjr8401 exactly several slave states fought on the Union side and most slaves were brought into the USA (and a whole lot also to the rest of the Americas) on Yankee New England ships and continued to do so as blockade runners even when the trade was outlawed by international treaty. Plenty of Northern folks fought for the Confederates and plenty of Southern folks fought for the Union. Too many folks that haven't really studied history like to spout off like they are history experts on matters they know little about. They should start with the Corwin Amendment to see a bigger picture of the complicated situation and tenuous position of their holier than thou attitude. Not to mention like in most wars many men were fighting as they had little choice as they were told to and when you got drafted or volunteered you obeyed orders or got hanged or shot for disobedience. Many on the Southern side also had good reason to fight to protect their homes and families as the Yankees were mostly the ones invading, raping, burning and pillaging the civilians of the South.
@@ssumrall70 There is plenty of blame to go 'round about the causes of the War, '70. I work very hard to go beyond the 'blue = good, gray = bad' narrative when I discuss the War with people. I make sure to convey that the causes of the War went far beyond just Slavery /Abolition, but I also point out that the Yankee North was every bit as racist as the Rebel South.
I myself am in a Federal [Union] regiment for two very simple reasons: firstly, all my best reenacting friends are in it and I'm reenacting the regiment that garrisoned my home town prior to the war. I respect those who reenact the South and while I don't apologize for the Confederacy, I recognize and teach that the South had legitimate complaints about the Federal government.
I'm a lifelong military historian, better than 40 years at it, and if there's one thing I've learned it is that the causes of a war are always a lot more complicated than the history books teach.
Can’t even stay in step. I guess they haven’t marched in 200 years. 🤪
LOL. Not surprised that dismounted cavalrymen can't stay in step!
I would have expected the cavalry to have been mounted. Or in helicopters...
They are cavalry on the way to Calvery.
Jesus wept that drill was shocking. I left the Royal Marines 18 years ago and I could still march better than that. If I could still get in my Blues of course.
Late Apex well said, left 1999, and I could still show them how to do it better...and my no2s wouldn’t stand a chance if I put them on either!
Feck me ! How many of them were out of step! Even one of the officers ! Counted at least 5.
Yeah, there was quite a few, never seen so many out-of-step before, looks like they couldn't be bothered...exactly what it was.😛
what the hell they been doing at windsor for 200 years if not practicing their fuckin marching!
The pensioners did a better job than the active servicemen... ;-)
"Household Cavalry Veterans!...Preeeeeee-sent...Brollies!
Their poor drill Brough back fond memories of my time in the Green jackets.
What a SHAMBLES!!!!!!!!
As long as they get the job done, it does not matter how well they march. As long as they can fight and move people from point A to point B as fast as needed, that is all marching they need to know.
But they are professional soldiers, they don't need to learn everything in a month. So arguably they should have plenty of time to spend on thing that don't have any direct impact on battlefield (anymore), such as how to march perfectly.
A lot of foot changing to keep instep, it’s always the officers who mess it up!!
I noticed police horses have bigger feet. Different breed I guess. But the cavalry horses slim and young. Beautiful horses they have.
Draft horses
Only one of the Police horses had big feet, the white one. It's part draft..
The black horses that are usually used by this regiment can be any sort at all, except that they must be properly black - white blazes and socks permissible, the right height, and the right temperament.
So they can be anything from hunter, to waler, to thoroughbred. and include a couple of light draft horses with big heavy heads, and feathered hooves. But the majority are rather similar to each other, having been bred in Ireland for the purpose.
The three bay horses towards the end of the parade are the Queen's Cleveland Bays, so they have very similar conformation and tend to be very steady and less temperamental than the black horses.
The Police horses can be any sort at all, and any colour, as long as they are big and docile, can tolerate bands, firecrackers, motorbikes and members of the public yelling abuse, waving banners and falling under their feet.
There is film somewhere on RUclips of a police horse at the front of a Band of the Guards, leaving Buckingham palace. The horse is doing an absolutely perfect Slow March; pausing his front hooves in just the right way so they hit the ground with the beat. It's beautiful.
Similarly, when the Royal Artillery do a musical ride you see some of the horses gallop in perfect time with the music, and some just never seem to get it.
You can tell they are calvary.... lots of them are out of step!
200 years and they still can't march in step. What have they been doing?
WTF Household Cavalry Leave Windsor after 200 years
"Toooodaaay weeee maaarrrccchh", no tradition,no honour, no honour no morals, no morals no country, GSTQ N my belovied homeland....
Why are they leaving Windsor after 200 years?
It's part of the British Army restructuring. They're moving to Salisbury Plains and the Welsh Guard moving into the Windsor Barracks.
@@kutter_ttl6786
Thx
Windsor and it’s surrounding areas are not suitable for the new Ajax vehicles that the armoured side of the regiment are going to be equipped with.
The riding school and a lot of the mounted regiment stuff will stay in Windsor so I believe.
The house needed painting.
Who is taking their place at Windsor. Who are the guys in the suits
I suppose to be fair, the music has stopped, and, in any case, they are a long way from it.
However, the army training tells you to watch the feet of the man in front.
Don't know where you got that silly idea from !!
Oh good grief. They aren't on a parade ground. You all sound like the colour sergeant in Zulu whilst standing to, just before they attack: "Do your buttons up lad, where do you think you are?"
Someone didn’t pay them?
Cmon folks, give em a break. They’re not used to marching on foot and marching with spurs on only makes things more difficult. During my Service, because of my height (196cm), I was nearly always the front right marker and I was told part of my job was to keep the officer informed of what was going on when marching, ie speed up, slow down etc
Oh dear they're not the guards!! But great all the same. Shame they're moving seemed the ideal location. There's so many changes to our fantastic armed services, not all for the best either. We've spent 100s of tears making up arguably the best army, navy, air force in the world. It'll be a shame to destroy them as we'll never get them back again.
rubbish marching by the troopers on foot.
did they get sacked ?
again a bloody mess
What a damning statement armed police protecting soldiers in England
Are you a bit simple ?
They are there for the protection of the pubic, dickhead, and they are not usually armed. They public tend to walk across the road, right in font of the band, or stand in the middle to take photos. The troops will just knock them out of the way and march over the top of them
I had another look- yes, there are a couple of armed police. They have their eyes everywhere. The parade is in a public thoroughfare, and they are looking for potential bombers and snipers, i.e. civilian terrorist rather than military attack.
The men who are on parade are not there for that purpose.
after the third column the soldiers were out of step
You can see them attempting to correct themselves
I love it when soldiers don't march in step ! It shows they are human beings and not the cannonfodder the elites treat them as.
Gerald Fremont they ARE human beings? No one is denying that...but they are also SOLDIERS!! who need to learn the fucking basics again...shocking parade.
Great videos
They don’t march very often, do they? Lol
Lol no 😂😂😂
Omfg...they may know how to look after a horse but their rifle and foot drill is fricken atrocious
Correct me if I am wrong, picking that as the queen retires their would be a change to who guards the next sovereign as the Cavalry were HM's, no doubt the next lot in will be PC's Welsh Guard is that not how the picking order would go, then we would have the Irish Guards for PW. No doubt its hard to leave after 200 years.
I think you have been told a "tall story". All the Household regiments take turns to guard the sovereign, whoever he/she may be. (former Welsh Guards musician)
Drill has gone down hill like a bowling ball on Everest.
The Producer
I agree.
Lovely horses
Why.
I hope they fight better than they march.
What do you expect ? As the video title says, they've been outside Windsor for 200 years, mate. :-P
it looks like marching is not one of there strong points, but there uniforms look very smart
i could never be that well dressed and muck about so poorly . it is so unmanly . if you may need me to die .don't ask me to do this clown walk . those horse knew what to do . pride and honor
Drill was ragged
i don't want ti have unkind thoughts, but yes it was ragged indeed!
Love it..evendo theire not perfect but d sense and ceremony is good.
They should stick to riding horses not drill
Number 3 troop marker nice😅
They forgot their horses.....
Ok, so they left. Been nice if someone typed in where they were leaving too.
Richard Long bulford
Geez... some of that marching was disgracefull.... 🙄
I have never seen such poor Drill from the Guards in my life ????
They are usually on horses when they're doing their drill or in full ceremonial kit, give them some credit
Cavalrymen what do you expect lol
If this is the standard of the Queens Guard it saddens me You can tell the cut backs are really hitting the Army today
Horse Guards marching? On their own flat feet? Like a dog walking on it's hind legs, the wonder is not that 'twas done badly. The wonder is that 'twas done at all ...
I can see where they went off, one of the Officers in the 2nd column lost his step causing the person behind to slow and thus lose his step.. this carried on --- Officers problem not the troops. Yes I did serve and I was at Harrogate Army Apprentices College where we were drilled by both Guards and Signals Drill pigs (as well as others that did the course at Pirbright) . It looks like it was the 'uphill' bit from the video where problems started. The 3rd group were also let down by the Officers who were already out of step.. the troops behind them weren't at first but they had to compensate. Yes there was an echo but, they were already out of step.. probably looking at the horses in front of them instead of listening to the snare & bass drum.
Beautiful horses but dang they have some big feet.
Ein ganzes Bataillon von Passgängern. Mal bisschen Formaldienst wäre nötig.
Danny Pammler hahahah... ruclips.net/video/7jGQWHKiDO4/видео.html
@@LB-ck7jj Luftwaffe halt......
Most UNimpressive
The march is Bravura
Bit sad seeing some of the serving soldiers incapable of marching in step. Seen Army cadets do it better.
They bunched up when they did not execute a turn by just tried to follow around, it can't be done'
to be fair they dont teach much drill after basic training.
Shocking display of tick tockers!! Basics basics basics.
Sevastopol is RIPE for PLUNDER
into the CONFLAGRATION goes
YELLOWBEARD the pirate
Not their proudest moment, Fr D
Great stuff. But leave the marching to the guards lads! Seriously big respect.
Good God Almighty Lads!!! Thats bloody awful!!!
wow what a send off after 200 years. Love them shame
WHY no goose stepping ?
They looked good for their age.
lol It's called unit rotation it happens. They deserve the break & change of scenery.
sloppy marching. unacceptable.
Hmm, as smart as they look several out of step.
Poor horses on short reins and bits
Why are they playing american marching music?
The Houshold Cavalry can not parade with dignity??Where is the drill?I am not british but still embarassed.
Antigone Karathanou And if you’re not British your so called opinions don’t matter. What cavalry regiments do you know are immaculate in foot drill? Do you see infantry regiments being perfect going on parades on horses?
@@alvindurochermtl - Antigone opinion is as relevant as yours and mine. Even the cavalry learn foot drill and the men in uniform should have been in step. Some of the officers were slowing down or changing step and confusing the soldiers too. Me - 23 years in Australian Army two decades ago.
Adrian Jackson So for the same token you would hold Army chefs to the same shooting standards as the SAS, as according to your logic, Army chefs have learned the basics of shooting just the same. Think about what you’re saying here.
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Off with his head....damnable foreign rag-a-muffins.
NOT the MAWS of Lubyanka
~~~~~_ the GULAG,...,
1.). with a pale horse _~~~_
Scruffy shower.
Another bunch that can’t step together.
Ça reste maintenant du folk
Pour touristes
2:39 Heheh. Always some noggie out of step.
Give em all electric scooters, they were well out of step, probably very practised at dodging horse sh@t and the horses were out of step
And that, folks, is why they call them "Riding Boots". Cos you clearly can't march in them !
Riding boots especially old leather one are a bitch to walk with... gives me cramps when I put mine on and had to walk with it....
they aren't wearing riding boots, they are wearing normal parade boots, the officers have the riding boots
in other words they just had abit of a bad day with it
They’re obviously not very used to marching. They are cavalry I suppose.
They haven't been outside for 200 years, what do you expect?
At least they took a reasonable sized stride when marching, unlike the heel to toe (9 inch) mincing stride of the Rifles!
Shots fired!
It is the corner turns through Windsor not easy to navigate without a short step in the column plus you will notice some are wear spurs very difficult to even walk
Still makes me proud to be British!
But to be fair the Household Cavalry were never infantry, they are much more considered to be Transport or Light Armour, Anyway that's my understanding and i'm open to correction. Ex Coldstreamer
they were always a cavalry unit.
@@rhyshallett3202 Thanks Rhys
My GGF was a career soldier in the 1st Life Guards (Hyde Park Barracks) from 1901 to 1922. Was part of the BEF in WW1. Was listed as a marksman. By reading various War Diaries, he definitely was very much infantry. During the war, they were converted to Machine Gun Corps, and then went back to Household Cavalry after the war.
They are light armor unit recce and hit and run help out Royal tank reg.
Don't know how they do it in the British Army but in my time in the US Army we practiced before a ceremony. Particularly if it was going to be in front of the public. If Company Commander had his company march like those later units in front of his Battalion Commander, let alone the public, that Captain could kiss his next Officer Evaluation Report goodbye along with his hopes of promotion.
Poor cavalry, used to marching on horses where the step doesn't matter.
The horses were the best part.
I reckon the GSM would have had kittens if he saw that. Almost as good as the Navy lads marching at Harry and Megan's wedding :D
Well, the Navy never professed to being 'military', their contempt for the Lobsterbacks was legendary. The Airforce also revels in not being 'military'.
some bloody awful marching
Donkey wallopers lose the step and fall apart on a change arms. 😂
As a Coldstreamer watching that, it warms the cockles of my heart 😂
I salute to you and respect you for keeping everyone safe. I hope you have the best in life, and also I’ve seen the training and it must be difficult, and also to keep in step with everyone whilst listening to commands and doing other moves plus you have to remember those moves. Salutations to you. 💂🏼💂🏼💂🏼💂🏼💂🏼
donkey wallapers and the colie sheepshaggers lol. takes me back to the old days . retired welsh guards .
Beautiful horses.
Marching like sailors
Jenny Barnes don’t be so mean to the Navy! More like the RAF...
Tick tick tick tick tick tock the drill is horrendous