Brand New Budweiser Clydesdale Foal Just Arrived
Big news for fans of those Budweiser beer commercials, there's now another member of the herd. Warm Springs Ranch in Boonville, Missouri, which operates as the breeding and training facility for the Budweiser Clydesdales, announced in a press release on Monday that a new baby foal has been born.
The 300-acre facility is home to the more than 70 Clydesdales, which have appeared in promotional materials and commercials for the beer company since Prohibition was repealed in 1933.
When we think of baby animals, most of us would imagine something as small as a newborn baby, but Clydesdale foals are about three feet tall and usually weigh about 150 lbs, NBC 5 reports. They can walk within hours of their birth too. The new foal's name has yet to be released.
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Speaking with the news outlet, herd supervisor at Warm Springs Ranch, Amy Trout, told them that there is definitely a possibility that the foal could appear on the small screen in the future.
“You never know what lies ahead for these gentle giants,” she said. “The foals are so much fun to see up close, and you never know – he might just end up on a Budweiser commercial in the future.”
The older horses will appear at this year's Super Bowl, as part of an ad that will continue the Budweiser tradition.
History of Budweiser Clydesdales
You might be wondering how in the world the Budweiser Clydesdales came to be. It was a tradition started in April 1933 when August A. Busch, Jr. and Adolphus Busch III surprised their father, August A. Busch, Sr. with a six-horse Clydesdale hitch to celebrate the repeal of Prohibition.
The family then realized that the hitch could also be a useful marketing tool, so they decided to send a second six-horse hitch to New York to also mark the occasion. Of course, people in the city loved seeing the Clydesdales in the city. The company then presented former New York Governor Alfred E. Smith with a case of Budweiser after a small ceremony, as thanks for his many years fighting against Prohibition.
The hitch then traveled across the mid-Atlantic states, once again gifting a powerful politician with a case of beer on its way. This time the hitch stopped in Washington D.C. where President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was given a case as a token of gratitude.
Ever since then the company has kept the horses as part of their brand, with the Clydesdales appearing in the modern-day promotions. Including this newest addition, who we're sure is bound to keep the tradition alive.
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