CalL1 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes

Budweiser Clydesdales to Appear on Thursday

Published on April 30, 2012 under California League (CalL1)
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes News Release


Rancho Cucamonga, CA. - The world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales, the symbol of quality and tradition for Anheuser-Busch since 1933, are scheduled to make several appearances in the area on May 3rd-5th, 2012 including one in Rancho Cucamonga. The special appearance will take place at the Epicenter before the Quakes baseball game. This event will also be benefiting the Ontario USO as volunteers will be selling items donated by Anheuser Busch with all proceeds benefiting the USO.

The Ontario USO will also be accepting item donations for the center, visit their website for a copy of their wish list (www.USOOntario.org)

The eight-horse hitch will be harnessed and hitched to the famous red beer wagon at the Epicenter on Friday, May 4th from 5:30 to 6:30pm. The "Gentle Giants," as they are often referred to, will then parade around the outskirts of the Epicenter. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to get an up close picture of the Clydesdales next to Aftershock and other members of the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes!

The Clydesdales' appearance at the Quakes is one of hundreds made annually by the traveling hitches. Canadians of Scottish descent brought the first Clydesdales to America in the mid-1800's. Today, the giant draft horses are used primarily for breeding and show.

Horses chosen for the Budweiser Clydesdale hitch must be at least three years of age, stand approximately 18 hands - or six feet - at the shoulder, weigh an average of 2,000 pounds, must be bay in color, have four white legs, and a blaze of white on the face and black mane and tail. A gentle temperament is very important as hitch horses meet millions of people each year.

A single Clydesdale hitch horse will consume as much as 20-25 quarts of feed, 40-50 pounds of hay and 30 gallons of water per day.

Each hitch travels with a Dalmatian. In the early days of brewing, Dalmatians were bred and trained to protect the horses and guard the wagon when the driver went inside to make deliveries.

The Budweiser Clydesdales can be viewed at the Anheuser-Busch breweries in St. Louis, Mo.; Merrimack, N.H.; and Ft. Collins, Colo. They also may be viewed at Grant's Farm in St. Louis and at Warm Springs Ranch, the 300-plus acre Clydesdale breeding farm located near Boonville, Mo.

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