Not to mention the football playing Clydesdales.
Cute pic of them, CG.
And October happens to be Weimaraner month in my sleeping puppies calendar. Of course, I've never actually seen one sleeping in real life. I don't think anybody has
T minus six days on the pup. The breeder has Columbus Day off and is bringing her here
+1My fingers are crossed hoping you feel good all week, Addie!
From what I've seen, they bark a lot if they aren't played with and allowed to run. My niece gets up early enough before work so they can go outside and play ball for a little bit (maybe 5-10 minute?) plus they run around in the enclosed yard the entire morning until she leaves. They bark when she goes out the door...and then stop when the car starts. They're happy to see her when she gets home, but then they know they get outside right after they get cuddles. They do require a lot of attention and love, but they don't usually bark if those needs are met.My granddaughter had one and she failed to look up the habits of the breed. They love to bark incessantly for no reason at all. Not good when you are only feet from your neighbor next door.
Martin Clunes (British Actor with a passion for horses) did a television series about horses last year and one programme featured the Budweiser Clydesdales. Beautiful animals.I just spent the whole afternoon looking at You Tubes of the Clydesdale horses. Did you know that Budweiser owns eight different breeding farms? I learned a lot about them. What I would like to know is how do they decide which colts are going to be draft horses and which ones will be raised for breeding. That decision has to be made when they are just young colts. All their draft horses are geldings. And which fillies do they decide to use as breeding mares?
The colts and fillies will be chosen for breeding on the basis of breed type, conformation, colour, etc., (see the the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy Clydesdale pages -sorry the link won't show) and the mares will be brood mares, kept for the breeding programme and not worked with the others. I'm not sure whether Budweiser have their own stallions in their breeding programme or whether they use "outsiders" (in-breeding is not good in horses just as it isn't in humans). The fillies who are not chosen for the breeding programme will be sold on, as will any colts and geldings which are surplus to requirements. Don't worry about their fate. They won't be going into cans of dog food. They will be papered (ie have certificated pedigrees) and will be much in demand for showing, working or other breeding programmes. I don't know but it's possible that the geldings destined for the Budweiser teams may be chosen for similar colouring and markings to their fellows as it makes a smart combination if the horses are similar in appearance to each otherI just spent the whole afternoon looking at You Tubes of the Clydesdale horses. Did you know that Budweiser owns eight different breeding farms? I learned a lot about them. What I would like to know is how do they decide which colts are going to be draft horses and which ones will be raised for breeding. That decision has to be made when they are just young colts. All their draft horses are geldings. And which fillies do they decide to use as breeding mares?
Thank you to both of you. And my daughter is also feeling better than she has in months. She loves being back at work.
The colts and fillies will be chosen for breeding on the basis of breed type, conformation, colour, etc., (see the the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy Clydesdale pages -sorry the link won't show) and the mares will be brood mares, kept for the breeding programme and not worked with the others. I'm not sure whether Budweiser have their own stallions in their breeding programme or whether they use "outsiders" (in-breeding is not good in horses just as it isn't in humans). The fillies who are not chosen for the breeding programme will be sold on, as will any colts and geldings which are surplus to requirements. Don't worry about their fate. They won't be going into cans of dog food. They will be papered (ie have certificated pedigrees) and will be much in demand for showing, working or other breeding programmes. I don't know but it's possible that the geldings destined for the Budweiser teams may be chosen for similar colouring and markings to their fellows as it makes a smart combination if the horses are similar in appearance to each other
Like us, mares are subject, to a greater or lesser extent, to their hormones and may be a pain in the neck at certain times so a lot of companies prefer not to use them for draught work. A mare with the equine equivalent of PMT can be a nightmare and cause chaos in a mixed sex team! Geldings may not be able to father foals but many of them retain an interest in the ladies!