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The iconic Budweiser Clydesdales will no longer have their tails shortened using a common, yet controversial, procedure that has drawn the ire of animal activists, parent company Anheuser-Busch ...
In a statement, Anheuser-Busch said “the practice of equine tail docking was discontinued earlier this year.” “The safety and well-being of our beloved Clydesdales is our top priority,” a ...
(Reuters) -Brewer Anheuser-Busch said on Wednesday it has stopped cutting off the tails of Clydesdale horses used in publicity for its Budweiser brand of beer after People for the Ethical ...
Budweiser Clydesdales, in harness. The Budweiser Clydesdales are a group of Clydesdale horses used for promotions and commercials by the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company. There are several "hitches" or teams of horses, [1] that travel around the United States and other countries that remain in their official homes at the company headquarters at the Anheuser-Busch brewery complex in St. Louis ...
The Clydesdale is a Scottish breed of draught horse.It takes its name from Clydesdale, a region of Scotland centred on the River Clyde.. The origins of the breed lie in the seventeenth century, when Flemish stallions were imported to Scotland and mated with local mares; in the nineteenth century, Shire blood was introduced.
Fjord horse: breed standard for show dictates the mane to be cut to flatter the topline. Usually cut to a crescent shape to enhance the neck topline and to show off the two-colored mane. [4] Finnhorse: mane and tail are left natural for conformational showing. They may be, but rarely are, braided for other disciplines.
Anheuser-Busch says it has ended its practice of cutting the tails of the famous Clydesdale horses used in Budweiser commercials and at events after facing backlash from animal rights advocates.
What do the iconic clydesdales actually have to do with beer? Budweiser is trying to figure that out -- and it involves a bit of a makeover. An image makeover for the Budweiser clydesdales?