Nice to see a medieval tradition being kept alive. Knights' destriers didn't just carry their riders but were trained to be absolutely vicious bastards that'd kick, bite and trample their way across a battlefield in support of said riders too, per contemporary accounts of medieval battles and even pictures from manuscripts depicting such training. How fortunate for this lady (and unfortunate for the Internet audience) that that guard's horse didn't fully inherit the temperament of its ancestors.
I heard it's hard to get a horse to trample someone. I never tried, though. I don't suppose letting a dude on your back is natural, either, so I suppose you could train them.
Pretty sure that sign includes the words "beware of horse" on it. There's really no excuse.
Edit: watched it. It even says they bite. Hilarious.
Bites and kicks
Nice to see a medieval tradition being kept alive. Knights' destriers didn't just carry their riders but were trained to be absolutely vicious bastards that'd kick, bite and trample their way across a battlefield in support of said riders too, per contemporary accounts of medieval battles and even pictures from manuscripts depicting such training. How fortunate for this lady (and unfortunate for the Internet audience) that that guard's horse didn't fully inherit the temperament of its ancestors.
I heard it's hard to get a horse to trample someone. I never tried, though. I don't suppose letting a dude on your back is natural, either, so I suppose you could train them.