Additionally, the infamous Budweiser Clydesdale horses made an appearance at the festival on both Saturday and Sunday.
There are 10 Budweiser Clydesdales, and 8 of them pull the iconic wagon; 2 are used as alternates. The two strongest horses are harnessed last--up front. They must be strong enough to start pulling the wagon, and strong enough to stop it without any aid from the other horses.
Here is a shot of Barney and his beautifully braided hair; the handlers braid all the horses hair with red and white ribbons before they are harnessed to the wagon.
Their harnessing equipment is kept in one big Budweiser semi-truck, separate from the animals.
The below picture is of Regel, who is over 6 feet tall!
The long white hairs on a Clydesdale (from the knees down) is called feathering. Look how large his horseshoe is!
Once they were all hooked up, they took a stroll around town...
2 comments:
I wish we would have made it to see them. Such awesome animals!
aren't they just beautiful?!!!
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