Horse Guards

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a body of cavalry serving as a guard.

2. a cavalry brigade from the household troops of the British monarch.

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Horse Guards British  

plural noun

1. the cavalry regiment that, together with the Life Guards, comprises the cavalry part of the British sovereign's Household Brigade

2. their headquarters in Whitehall, London: also the headquarters of the British Army

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Etymology

Origin of Horse Guards

First recorded in 1635–45

Example Sentences

During frequent spells of leave from his fashionable regiment, the Royal Horse Guards, he earned celebrity as an intrepid traveler and balloonist, and wrote bestselling accounts of his adventures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

Hundreds of foot guards, horse guards and members of military bands will participate in the spectacle at central London’s Horse Guards and along The Mall, the promenade outside Buckingham Palace.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024

Earlier in the day the South Korean delegation had been given a ceremonial welcome at Horse Guards Parade, before the president and his wife took part in a carriage procession along the Mall.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2023

The king and Queen Camilla greeted Yoon and first lady Kim Keon Hee at Horse Guards Parade, a military parade ground in central London.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023

He made his Headquarters at the Arnold Tavern, then kept by Colonel Jacob Arnold, a famous officer of the "Light Horse Guards", whose grandsons are now residents of Morristown.

From Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown by Colles, Julia Keese