Who the f**k in the poll thinks the horse is to blame?! It doesn't want to be there, as a tourist attraction for a bunch of loud, rude, apparently illiterate fools who think this is what England is all about. For the sake of the animals, this needs to be stopped. Tourists shouldn't be able to get within 50 feet of the guard. Mounted or otherwise.

Poses under sign warning about being bitten, gets bitten. Minus IQ points at play.

My god, some people really lack common sense. There is a huge sign stating that horses may bite or kick- they are unpredictable animals that can get stressed just like humans. Almost as dumb as the tourists I saw trying to stick their hands in the boiling Geysir water in Iceland...

Some tourists that come to Europe seem to think it´s a kind of "Disneyland" or fairytale-themepark. Waltzing over here for a few days to absorb "everything" that makes a fashionable " I have been there "- photo. Ignoring signs and warnings, littering and crowding, so that people who live and work here have problems to freely move in their hometowns. I know that other places in the world are experiencing the same human "pollution" as well. But don´t forget that Europe is relatively small, compared to other regions and has some very delicate eco-systems ( e.g. the lagoons of Venice) that can only endure a certain amount of people. And after all, these are places of everyday life, homes and workplaces for many people. It´s not created for the fun and entertainment of others. Please treat the places and people that are your hosts with care and respect.

Ask before touching or approaching. I've gotten into the habit of asking dog owners "Is your dog friendly?" If they even hesitate to answer, I smile and leave the dog be.

God, people can be so stupid.

Last time I checked, that wasn't a petting zoo. So, it would seem to be common sense not to get too close to those horses. But as others said....she's FAFO. She deserved the bite. Maybe she'll learn to read the signs first before getting near a horse not meant to be closely interacted with by the general public.

Don't blame the horse. These people aggravate the animal. Read the sign. What fools.

It's been so hot in London recently, the horse is already annoyed and there's a sign! Can't blame the horse at all.

Bet the guard gives him an extra treat after that. She FAFO'd. We have had a spate of obnoxious Chinese tourists in the UK for a few years now-she appears to be one. Came up against some in Winchester last week totally blocking the pavement from passers by forcing them into a busy road over a bridge.

When visiting someone else's country, be respectful (though I'm not sure if this was a UK citizen, didn't have sound on). Idiots getting bitten by horses, trampled by the Kings Guard only have themselves to blame.

Something similar, can't recall where, a few weeks back. Tourist stands by horse, the horse gives tourist a nudge on her arm, not strong enough to dislodge a ripe apple from a tree, tourist dramatically throws herself to the floor and starts wailing.

Touridiot

What the absolute Benny Hill is WRONG with people? I didn't know that the adult illiteracy problem was so severe. Obviously the tourists can't read the posted sign. Or maybe somehow they believed that the sign just didn't apply to THEM. Do any of them ever think about how it would feel if groups of people walked up to them and put hands in THEIR faces? That horse did what a lot of us would do in that situation.

Nom nom

That horse is SO over all the tourists. It was obviously unhappy and snapped at several people. She was an idiot to approach it after that. Although as a life long horse owner I find it strange that they have aggressive horses out in public like that. I've never had or known (OK I knew one and we had to muzzle him around the kids. But he was a great riding horse) a horse that would actively try to bite anyone. MOST horses won't bite you unless they're threatened. And if I was sitting on a horse that kept trying to bite people I'd correct it. (By pulling back on the reins and telling it to quit that) Maybe the guards are not allowed to reprimand their horses? A horse that acts like that is trying to tell you they're not happy. Maybe this one needs a different job? It obviously hates being crowded. I feel the same way, maybe I need to start biting people who get too close. ;)

Didn't even look like that hard of a bite to me, although it's hard to see her arm afterwards. She'll probably have nothing worse than a bruise after, if that. I can empathize with her - it was probably frightening, and even a "not that hard" bite can hurt - but I do not sympathize. She, along with all the people who posed before she did, completely ignored the nipping, the laid-back ears, and other signs that the horse was getting irritated. She was just the unlucky one when he hit his breaking point.

Some of these tourist look like they want to get bitten. No accounting for intelligence

Do people think the guards are for show? They're armed, active military officers and will defend themselves if stupid dumb tourists do stupid dumb tourist stuff and ignore warnings. Fully deserved to be bitten, stupid woman.

I heard that stupid should hurt, looks like it does

The horse was clearly defensive and nipping at everyone who came close. The tourists were ignoring the obvious signs of stress and aggression, and crowding it. Predictable result. It's a FAFO situation. Harass animals, and they bite.

Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti...

Any animal deserves to be treated with respect and to be approached with caution. I seriously wonder at the IQ of some of these people, this is a sentient being with a mind of its own. If I was the horse I would have bitten her too!

Stupid is as stupid does

Horse deserves a medal for disarming a threat