A horse charity boss from Buckinghamshire has defended Household Cavalry horses after four horses were on the loose in central London yesterday (April 24).

Jeanette Allen, the head of The Horse Trust based in Princes Risborough, insists there's "nothing cruel" about their training methods following an unsettling incident where several horses threw their riders off and rampaged across six miles.

In an interview with Good Morning Britain this morning (April 25) Allen debunked the idea of mistreatment, assuring that the occurrence was nothing but a "one-off."

She said: "All the service horses that come here to retire are still really happy to work with really strong bonds with their riders.

"99.9 per cent of the time no incidents like this ever happen."

Shedding light on why such mishaps can happen, she elaborated that horses are a prey and herd animal, programmed naturally to sense danger and act on it.

"With all the training in the world, you can't predict.

"They are very big horses, with enormous amounts of adrenaline running through them at that point," she explained.

Due to their large size, an average of 550 to 750 kg each, she mentioned that it's challenging for them to turn quickly when panicked.

As a result, she said members of the public did the right thing remaining distant as these are "dangerous animals."

Allen praised the police saying they "acted appropriately" by letting the horses slow down due to fatigue.

Now, she anticipates that these horses, back at Hyde Park barracks, will receive the best care from their outstanding vet team in a calm environment.

Two horses were then seen running in the road near Aldwych, one of which appeared to be covered in blood.

Jordan Pettitt, 26, who works for the PA news agency, said the grey horse was “vividly” stained red with blood and he heard a black horse collide with a taxi.

The animals were later seen near the Limehouse Tunnel, before they were recaptured by City of London Police and taken away to be assessed by Army vets.