Fall of a rider, a wandering horse, earned by a sword … The few failures of the military parade of July 14 – Liberation

Perfection does not exist, even when it comes to the parade of July 14, a military parade orchestrated months in advance and planned to the nearest second. Meanwhile, This Monday noon on the Champs-Elysées. For example, during the passage of the fanfare of the Cavalry Regiment of the Republican Guard, the images of a horse in wandering, wandering alone in the middle of the most beautiful avenue in the world, outside the procession, first broke with a millimeter ceremony. Similarly, Impossible at this time of knowing how the animal was able to disarray its rider.

At the same time, just a few meters, another equine slides and collapses on the pavers. Similarly, He then trains his rider with him on the ground. For example, But after a few moments. the latter, who was fall rider, wandering horse, earned lucky not injured during his fall, managed to resume the reins of his horse, and to reintegrate the procession.

These two snags could have gone unnoticed. but that was without counting on another blow: the two incidents, filmed live and rebroadcast on television, took place in front of the presidential gallery, with Emmanuel Macron in the front lodges. The sequence also made the environmental deputy Sandrine Rousseau react. who deplored on the Bluesky social network the fact that “The place of a horse is not on the Champs-Elysées on July 14”.

Another failure of the ceremony. during the passage of the inter-armes military school, a few minutes earlier: an aspiring officer is filmed with his blood in blood, probably cut by his own saber past too close to his face. However, he continues to parade alongside the other soldiers, still walking. Imperturbable.

This year, the parade made up of 7,000 soldiers and 150 vehicles, highlighted an army “Back to combat”, In the aftermath of Emmanuel Macron’s promise to further increase defense expenses “To a brighter world”. Soldiers from the 7th armored brigade paraded in combat clothes on Leclerc tanks. caesar self-propelled cannons or VBCI combat armored vehicles, equipped with their heavy helmet and bulletproof vest. Drones have also been in sight.

Organized as a “Real military operation”. According to the military governor of Paris, General Loïc Mizon, the parade aimed to reflect the gravity fall rider, wandering horse, earned of threats weighing on the security of the continent, as well as the “Operational credibility” French forces. Has a few small details.