It was an exciting day for horse lovers and Bud lovers alike in small town Missouri. The Budweiser Clydesdales made what we can reasonably assume was their first trip to Farmington, Missouri today for an appearance at, of all places, Buffalo Wild Wings.
Budweiser Clydesdales in Farmington, photo by smalltowngirl
I arrived at the Buffalo Wild Wings parking lot fifteen minutes before the end of the Clydesdale’s three-hour show — just in time to watch the handlers disassemble the horses’ rigging. (If there’s a better word for the chains and hardware that hold the horses in alignment with one another, let me know.)
As a proper Missourian, I’ve seen the Clydesdales before, but I’d forgotten how truly impressive these animals are. At the top of the shoulder, they stand six feet tall. These horses weigh 2,000 to 2,300 pounds, and they’re unbelievably muscular.
Budweiser Clydesdales in Farmington, photo by smalltowngirl
The Clydesdales ride in style. In fact, I think the Clydesdales’ accomodations (see photo above) are fancier than my own digs. Their gigantic feet are the sizes of dinner plates, and the fluffy white hair (called feathering) on those ginormous feet makes me run for the hot oil treatments for my own lustry locks.
If you missed the Clydesdales in Farmington today, I’ve heard rumor that they’ll be in Fredericktown, Missouri tomorrow for the Azalea Festival.
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Those Clydesdales do get around. They are awesome horses.
I bet they get to drink all the Bud they want. Lucky horses.
I briefly considered hitting on the carriage driver (no wedding ring), thinking that he, like the horses, probably has some perks with his job. Alas, I behaved myself.