habituate : The Clydesdale is most know for its abilities as a draft sawhorse , and the stock is used in driving shows and exhibition . Clydesdales can be depend upon as well , and are being seen on lead around the country .
History : Descending from the warhorse of the Middle Ages , the Clydesdale ’s more modern ancestors worked in the fields of Scottish farmers . In the eighteenth century , the Clydesdale took on its innovative appearance . A system present at the meter in Scottish agriculture , which dictated the hiring of particular stallions to serve mares within each district , helped to make a breed of horse that was consistent in type . Slowly , the breed develop a classifiable look , and finally became know as the Clydesdale , a name taken from the expanse of Scotland we have it away now as Lanarkshire . The breed ’s official debut under the name of Clydesdale was in 1826 , at the Glasgow Exhibition . Because of the Clydesdale ’s great strength and tractability , the breed was used as a workhorse on Scots farms , and to haul coal . Today , the Clydesdale is virtually the only bill of exchange horse seen in Scotland . In 1877 , the Clydesdale Horse Society was ground in Great Britain . In 1879 , Americans in the Midwest who were using the breed to puzzle out their farms and to haul heavy loads joined together to form the American Clydesdale Association . The name was later on change to the Clydesdale Breeders of the United States , and now includes Clydesdale aficionados from both the United States and Canada . While not as popular as the Belgian and Percheron , the Clydesdale was in some demand during the late 1800s in America . It was not until the arrival of motorized machinery that the Clydesdale ’s popularity – along with that of the other draft breeds – began to slip . knock-down workhorses were exchange on farm by mechanise tractors , which did not have the same alimony essential as the bounteous horse , and could do a lot more work in less time . As the demand for Clydesdales lessen , the breed ’s numbers began to shrivel . A fistful of breeders devote to the breed hang on urgently , and proceed to keep the Clydesdale alive as a show and expo horse .
configuration : Clydesdales measure anywhere from 16.2 hand to 18 hands , and can weigh from 1,600 pounds to 2,200 . Color and mark also vary within the breed . Most Clydesdale are bay with a white brilliance and white stockings , but some also come in bleak , chocolate-brown and chestnut . Roans are seen in all of these coloration . While the preferred markings are four white wind sock to the knees and hocks , and a well - defined blaze or denudate face , horses with one or more dark legs are often seen . white-hot patches on the belly – called “ splashes ” in the breed – are also uncouth , although somewhat controversial ; some Clydesdale stock breeder do n’t like the splashes , while others believe they should not be consider a defect . Clydesdale stock breeder look for horse with “ action mechanism , ” which they describe as high - stepping front with a distinct lifting of the understructure . Each foot must be raised well off the ground , leaving someone stomach directly behind the horse capable to clearly see each and every brake shoe as it wink into the air travel . The Clydesdale is hump for having a gentle and tractable disposition .
Special Considerations / Notes : The most famous Clydesdales in the humans are the Budweiser Clydesdales . For the retiring 75 year , Anheuser - Busch has been exhibiting these buck , which are breed specifically to represent the Budweiser name .
