{"id":127914,"date":"2021-06-07T15:28:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T15:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=127914"},"modified":"2021-06-07T15:28:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T15:28:47","slug":"moment-furious-mum-screams-at-shirtless-men-on-horseback-as-they-splash-into-serpentine-lido-at-hyde-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/moment-furious-mum-screams-at-shirtless-men-on-horseback-as-they-splash-into-serpentine-lido-at-hyde-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Moment furious mum screams at shirtless men on horseback as they splash into Serpentine lido at Hyde Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

THIS is the moment a fuming mum screamed at shirtless men on horseback as they rode their ponies straight into Hyde Park's Serpentine Lido.<\/p>\n

The piebald ponies were filmed cooling off in scorching heat as they enjoyed a dip feet away from parkgoers pedalling boats in the famous waterway.<\/p>\n


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Video shared on Twitter by @Cabvision Taxi is accompanied by the caption "chaos again in Hyde Park".<\/p>\n

The footage shows the irate woman remonstrating with the group.<\/p>\n

It's not clear how long the three ponies were in the water for, but they appear to have been filmed on Saturday, June 5, when the mercury had climbed to 24C.<\/p>\n

The mum fired back when one bloke told her to 'shut up'.<\/p>\n

Walking closer to him, she yelled at the man standing near the Serpentine: "I will not go away. <\/p>\n

"I don't have to shut up, you don't get to tell me to shut up."<\/p>\n

She then tells the group of mostly young men to "get them [the ponies] out of the water".<\/p>\n

Several men – including one rider in the water – can be seen remonstrating with her.<\/p>\n


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She asks the small crowd gathered nearby if "anyone else wants to see the horses out of the water".<\/p>\n

The mum then turns away as the men continue to mock her.<\/p>\n

One man asks for \u00a350 – presumably to take the ponies out – before saying out loud that the woman would "float in here wouldn't she?"<\/p>\n

He advised her to "deal with yours".<\/p>\n

The Twitter account then shows a photo of a police van at the scene.<\/p>\n

It's not clear what happened next, but the Sun Online has asked the Metropolitan Police for comment.<\/p>\n

The Royal Parks press office has also been approached for comment.<\/p>\n

When video of the ponies was shared on Twitter, two men responded that the visitors were "not looking for any trouble."<\/p>\n

Sited in the middle of Hyde Park, the Serpentine Lido and its paddling pool are an ideal spot to cool off on a hot day.<\/p>\n

Horses may be ridden on the roads and the designated riding ways in Hyde Park. <\/p>\n

But, they are not allowed on footpaths, cycle paths or grassed areas, according to a Freedom of Information response.<\/p>\n

Hyde Park has two specialist horse riding arenas on North Carriage Drive and South Carriage Drive. <\/p>\n

The lido is open on weekends throughout May, and seven days a week from June 1 until early September.<\/p>\n


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