Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Clydesdales

Known World Round, This Horse is a Clydesdale

The beauty of the sleigh took one's breath away, pulled by a team of wonderfully matched Clydesdale horses, the scene reminded one of a Norman Rockwell Christmas card. All of us have known these Christmas commercials from Anheuser-Busch company and we love them all. Even if you aren't a beer drinker, Budweiser commercials will cause you to fondly recall past memories.

Clydesdales can be a variety of colors. They can be various shades of bay (brown)I like chestnuts. (sorrel horse)or a dark color. Ideally, the Budweisder Cysdedale is bay. On his face is a blaze of white. Both his mane and tail are black.

All Clydesdales have feathers on their lower legs. Feather product comes in colors other than white. True Budweiser Clydesdales must have white feathering on all four feet.

The well-known Budweiser Clydesdales have all been castrated and have good dispositions, this stated by Anheuser-Busch in no uncertain terms.

Hailing from the town of Clydesdale, Scotland, the Clydesdale is a breed of draft horse that was bred from its farm horse forbears. The Clydesdale, a breed of draft horse, is thought to be over three hundred years old. People throughout Scotland used the power of the mighty Clydesdales to pull heavy loads through the 1960s.

The "gentle giants" of horse breeds are what they call Clydesdale horses. The label is the right size Besides being big, Clydesdales are graceful, even tempered and have gentle winning personalities. Those people do not get worked up by the ordinary.

The Clydesdale Horse Society Describes their flowing movement as a noble gait and sure-footed step that could be carried out by no other breed.

When you have the chance to see again one of those Anheuser-Busch commercials, take a closer look at he stunning Clydesdale horses!

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