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I think there were multiple horses that went “RUNABOUT”.

I was wondering what they had on for hoof covering, since they were NOT skidding on the pavement.

MAYBE “EAST BOOTS”.??

“I was wondering what they had on for hoof covering”

Metal shoes. One shoe came off during the running. Surprised they weren’t hurt worse.

They actually did skid on the pavement. I finally found some video of the horses colliding with the bus. It was pretty bad video, but you can get the jist of what happened. The four horses were heading away from the photographer and there was a bus parked on the curb, and another bus that had pulled up next to him. There was about 4-5 feet between the two buses, and the four horses tried to "shoot the gap" between the buses. I think the horse named Quaker, who was very badly injured, is the one who slipped and and then hit the pavement. He was not wearing a saddle because he was the "fifth" horse that was being ponied by one of the four riders who were thrown. The white horse named Vida was third and attempted to jump Quaker, collided with the bus and then sort of landed on, rolled over Quaker.

Quaker then got to his feet and just stood there, watching his friends run off. Very unusual behavior for a horse in full-blown panic, which told me he was in shock. He stood there until bystanders went and took his reins, which had looped around his leg. He stood there bleeding onto the street in front of the bus. They also found a horseshoe that had been thrown from one of the horses that went down Fleet Street.

I also found info stating that the whole thing was started by Vida, who is known to be skittish and spooky, and who kicked someone in the head during the coronation. He is the one who smashed into the white van and threw the rider onto the sidewalk median.

This is one of the best news clips I've found, and includes the video taken by the man at the bus stop, who recorded the horses hitting the bus. https://youtu.be/XLvFfN8qlI8?si=ZQxCHSrrMTS_gYyy