Awesome video! I just love listen to there steel shoes on concrete with the jingle of the heal chains! Something that everyone heard back in the day! Express Clydesdales, you looking amazing again!! I am a huge Clydesdale fan! Used to have my own team of Clydesdales and trained many a young Clydesdale for harness!! Awesome memories!!
Why did she physically correct the middle horse at 1:10 like that? Surely the front horses were the ones needing guidance to begin with... What'd middle horse do to deserve being jabbed in the kidney by the back of a crop?
Thats not where the kidney is on horses.... probably needed some location correction... Moved in. Same as you would do if you were riding and you wanted a horse to move over... using your heels..... All the horses need to work together stride equal snap equal and spacing.... Thats why its called a team...
Veering to the right which would cause the wheel horses to veer aswell. I agree with your question, not a very good way to correct. Fat and dumb woman.
FAITH2x4x7 they are there in case something goes wrong and to just make sure everything is hitched properly. They also are there because if they stop (the hitch) they can be there to hold the horses
Abby McMullin - Ah. I was under the impression they did this during the whole show (ride) that would kind of take away from the experience of seeing it...but, I see the point now makes sense...thanks. ;-)
Unfortunately the Scotch Bottom shoes on those Percherons do them a disservice by unnaturally enlarging the hooves. The risks of such practices have been criticized by renowned farriers like Michael Wildenstein and Ray Legel! Totally unnecessary to put oversized plates on the horses.
@@christelchristely2816 A big horse needs a big foot. But, in America this has led to excesses: Hooves are artificially enlarged, sometimes with putty, and oversized shoes to make the foot appear larger. The showmanship has overpowered good horsemanship to the detriment of the horses!
They’ve been amputated through the bone. It’s called docking and is thankfully being banned in more places as people realize how cruel and unnecessary it is.
@@robyndismon394 I don't have any so can't exploit them but if that's what you call it looks like my dog is exploited yet for some reason she gets so excited to go out and pull her cart.
@@conodayproductions1429 I don't have dogs pulling carts so I can't share your excitement. What it takes to create this spectacle with these beautiful animals is criminal.
The tails (bone) has been docked (shortened) when they were young. However, the hair then grows down longer. This way they can still swat flies when needed. When it is show time, the hair on the tails are braided and then bought upward and tied up. The final touch is a bow. This keep the tails out of the harnes while showing.
They were amputated, through the bone. These horses will suffer with fly bites for the rest of their lives. I’ve owned exactly one docked draft horse who had more bone left than these and he was never able to swat flies properly. Winter was the only truly comfortable time of year for him. Every draft horse I’ve purchased since has been undocked. I can’t support such a cruel and thoughtless practice after seeing the consequences for the animal first hand.
@@Nico-rd7ur So tails of horses are cut or shortened so that human beings can SHOW THEM BETTER? Are you f*cking kidding me?. Human beings are the worst damn things that ever happened to horses AND planet earth in general.
The overchecks are too tight, and contribute to the discomfort of the horses by forcing their heads into an unnatural position. Judges should not honor such practices!
Agree…forced to look up - possibly into the sun, strain on spine and muscles not to mention the damage to their mouths. Imagine how much their necks will ache!People have no real idea just how rotten we are to horses in unnecessary attempts to improve their look.
