Black Clydesdale Prancing

[@sunshine777888]

Please remember I do not own this horse, or have anything to do with it and its handler. I was just at the show and filming it. So please don't get upset with me for how this horse has been handled. Thanks.

[@joannekalish1020]

Not upset with you. You showed the world what really happens "beyond closed doors". Terrible handling of these gentle, beautiful giants!

[@Samsam2992]

All of the "fuzzy" (as my nephew calls them) draft breeds are so beautiful! There is something to be said for the slender, elegant breeds like the Arabian or the Akhal-Teke, but nothing beats the prance of a Clydesdale or Gypsy Cob.

[@Cooper-kf4vb]

Absolutely gorgeous horse however not too impressed with the handler

[@Enkephalen]

All horses need their tails - it has a function!

[@spootization]

Aside from the treatment of this animal... HOW CUTE! He is a beautiful horse!

[@ihaveinsomnia1]

Omg I was trying to train my doggie today and I told him, "I'll poke you with a stick if you don't behave". We both laughed.......I really can not believe that people actually poke animals with a stick. I have to show him this Video! That is a beautiful horse!

[@bluebird7962]

Totally agree 100%. Docking serves no other purpose than to pander to human vanity. Docking of any animal without a medical reason is illegal in the UK. I am so proud to be British on this one.

[@LilFisch1174]

I was unaware that Clydesdales came in black. Beautiful!!!

[@sergeantmasson3669]

LilFisch1174, this is a Shire horse and not a Clydesdales horse.

[@LilFisch1174]

@@sergeantmasson3669 Clydesdales do come in black now. I framed photos of one who had won several awards. So, how can I tell the difference?

[@emilym.747]

He is beautiful, love his bald face!

[@pinkfeathers2006]

@angelgirl7473: that is a "show stick" its an aid used to tell the horse how to set up correctly. Everyone trains differently, but to teach my horse to set up with the stick, i used a clicker and treats.

[@joannekalish1020]

My point exactly. You do NOT need to use a stick!

[@pinkfeathers2006]

@1tylerF: that is traditional braiding for draft horses in the US.

[@SlootyBooty]

Wow! What a beautiful horse! Clydesdales are my absolute favorite.

[@barbaro267]

I love bald faces

[@juleerowley9706]

Like a beautiful ballerina....absolutely gorgeous amazing creatures

[@sunshine777888]

@angelgirl7473 I was comparing the horse to the guy and the fence which typically are measured in feet, and I have no clue how to do hand to foot conversions! But thanks for pointing that out.

[@warriormaiden9829]

One hand is 4 inches, 12 inches to one foot. This boy looks to be about 18-19 hh, or 6'-6'4" at the withers. Some Clydesdales/Shires get upwards of 21hh, or 7'+. :)

[@wisterialynn3204]

What a gorgeous Clydesdale!

[@sergeantmasson3669]

WisteriaLynn, FALSE. it's a Shire horse.

[@PanoramicFaith]

Cattle prods don't look like that, it's just a blunt stick that is used to ask the horse to back up.

[@joannekalish1020]

There are less cruel ways to train a horse's behavior!

[@Reblod]

Why are all those comments so protective? This young stallion is obviously happy as can be! Whats the problem in that? Nothing else matters but the horse being happy and comfortable. Example----------

[@6meanstrings]

Wow...Did not know they came in black... alas, my knowledge of Clydesdale's is mostly from Budweiser commercials, sadly... gorgeous animal, though... learn something every day...

[@clayhorse1]

:0 that is my dream shire i love it. beautiful horse.(shire)

[@magnoliaqp1]

shows how much you know about horses, the tails are docked to keep the horses from getting them tangled up in the traces when they are hooked up to pull, if they didn't dock the tails the tail could end up tangled and yanked out. Horses that are not shown, do not have their tails docked, horses that are shown are sprayed daily with fly spray. So they do not have to worry about flies bothering them.

[@justme9359]

i thought tail docking was banned

[@ghoultooth]

It isn’t his horse.

[@quizillafreak]

Draft horses are heavy built, so... So are their tails! Some draft horses cannot lift their tails high enough because of this and feces end up in their tails, attracting flies and spreading disease. Since many draft horses still do work, their tails are also docked to prevent their tails tangling in the lines which could cause horrible accident. Even in breeding, the mare might not be able to lift her tail enough for the stallion to be able to mount... These are some reasons why they dock. ;)

[@jmorrowbel]

gorgeous horse!

[@jacksongoboybuck]

i work with drafts every day, although some of them have docked tails, most of ours have their natural tails! i love them, but it does tke longer braid them up for their tack breeching lol

[@lucian9599]

What a beautiful animal

[@cactuss11]

what a beautiful horse!!!

[@PepperPony76]

what a gorgeous face!!

[@Boogrit123]

AWW! He/she is adorable!

[@Synexin]

This is an energetic young stallion that probably weighs close to, if not more than 2000lbs. If you don't treat the horse with a healthy bit of respect, you're going to wind up getting hurt.

[@chapiit08]

What a beautiful horse, just perfect. How much an animal like this would cost?

[@DevilDreamer]

Budweiser sells Clydesdales that they wont use for their teams for $5,000 USD (thats not includeing shoeing, feed ect)

[@ladyfox825]

DevilDreamer WOW I though it would be a lot more, thats an $$$Awesome Price$$$!!!!!!! ;D;D;D.......My God I absolutely love & adore those ♡♡♡Gentle Giants♡♡♡.

[@hannahc6049]

Maybe $15,000. A Dutch Warmblood rarely goes for less than that, Lipizzaners are $8,000-$16,000, Carolina Marsh Tackies are around $5,000.

[@Zurizoltan]

Beautiful horse!

[@HorseshoeStables11]

Gorgeous horse!!!

[@franceselam1437]

Absolutely beautiful animals

[@rohansrider]

Clydesdales are an old breed that comes from the north of England. They were widely used for all farm work but apart form the odd place in UK are only kept for show now. Their trade mark is the flashy white stockings and blaze. Lovely, gentle creatures. During the WW2 when my mum was a land girl she looked after one called Model, and Model taught my mum to plough she was that gentle. Also the farm cat had her kittens in the stable and they would run up Model's feathery legs and never minded.

[@MaryWhiteWolf]

Your mom was a Land Girl? That is so awesome! :-) I recently watched the Land Girls series and loved it! :-) Clydesdales are such a lovely breed. This young stallion with his apron face is absolutely swoon worthy.

[@janethedberg9581]

Really gorgeous!

[@teragram38crows49]

I didn't think that horse that size could prance. I glad to be proven wrong.

[@hannahc6049]

He is just Trotting.

[@sherylpochin9336]

The stick is called a showing came and is used to prevent the horse from rushing in to you and to help direct. You can get solid colour clydesdales but I think he might be a grey roan. One thing I will say though is that the handles does look afraid which is not good and also he was turning the horse toward him when you should turn them away from you to reduce the risk of the horse standing on you and also a judge wants to see the horse not the handler.

[@1redifredi]

@sunshine777888 - A HAND is 4 inches and 5 feet equals 15 hands (a common size for saddle horses and the old cavalry standard - minimum). Six feet equals eighteen hands and this horse MIGHT be that tall. Speculating a lot but that man doesn't seem to have the body type of a really tall guy. They are measured at the withers - fairly distinctive in this horse - the transition from the neck to the back. 17 1/2 - 18 hands is a fair guess based on the assumption that the handler is 6'.

[@TheBrendadale]

I understand farm horses having their tails docked so as not to get caught in machinery, BUT...horses do a lot of communication to other horses with their tails. Just like a cat, or a dog, their tails speak volumes. A tail raised, a tail tucked, a swishing tail, it all speaks to other horses and other animals. I think it's sad that any animal has its tail docked. They've lost a big part of their communication device.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

Ellen K Actually measuring in hands goes way back in history when rulers weren't around. The term hand was the average width of a mans hand, . everybody has a hand. The 4 inch size came later when they set up measuring standards. So once you get by your "irratation" at the measurement it makes sense. But you have to know the history of it.

[@mechirdo]

There are plenty of other ways to keep flies off of a horse and I'm sure the owner/trainer employs several of them for a horse that is cared for as much as this one appears to be.

[@TealCheetah]

How handsome!

[@nutter666f]

@Nizingur not in all of Europe, in the UK they are mostly measured in hands

[@LucaLamante]

Now THAT'S a horse!

[@jaime12134]

I adore these beauties too! There has been many times when working my horses that if they had long tails I would have been in trouble, it is not the length of the hair it is the length of the dock that causes the problem with reins, swingle trees etc. I have seen undocked horses with sore docks while working. It does not harm the horse to be docked and when the tail is out you can't tell if it is docked or not. So I cannot see how it would affect pleasure riding execpt for personal preference.

[@CrushersCharisma]

@SaraNightfire1 I'm from New Gloucester...so this was a surprise to find this on my recommended feed.

[@TigerKttie]

One thing about beautiful horses; they know they are. I would know :/

[@lakeseminole]

Another amazing creature designed by God. He is clearly well taken care of.

[@SarahAndBee]

Whoa, saw your comment and looked it up. Didn't know that! What the hell?!

[@Whateverhasbeenmynameforyears]

quick question: Like in AQHA halter showing and AHA are manners unimportant just the horses build that is being judged?

[@brenda45362]

Hey, anyone could tell me the difference between a Clydesdale and a Shire? I've used to think that clydesdales only had one usual pattern of colors, like the ones of Budweiser commercials. But when I've clicked on this video, I saw I was wrong...

[@rougarouxartworx8169]

Clydesdales were originated in Scotland and have several different coat patterns. Budweiser uses only a specific coat patterns for tradition's sake, which is the bay color with white markings as many likely know. Shire horses are bigger/stockier and I believe they were originated in Belgium. They have similar coat patterns to clydesdales but true shire breeds never have much white on them.

[@kahlan6190]

Rachel Guilbeau All true except the Shire originates from England.

[@secretsoulgaming3613]

Also if you read horse fact books like I do you might find that shires are known for being a gentle giant 😊

[@poinkpoink1000]

kahlan *Scotland

[@olgab9669]

with shires, the white doesn't go so high up the leg

[@PanoramicFaith]

He was treating the horse just fine. True, you need to treat a horse with respect, but you also need to keep them under control, especially a young stallion like this one. You let a horse get away with too much, and you can get killed.

[@ktgodwin100]

This handler doesn't know what he is doing and this is causing this stud to act goosey. Beautiful horse.

[@jameystone2650]

I have a large Percheron and to get him to back up, I just have to point at his feet -- NOT poke him with a stick. Good grief people.

[@kennaritto4614]

This one looks just like mine same markings

[@TheHimmies]

he was treating the horse fine. When was he not? You need to treat a horse with respect, yes. And he was. However, you can't show a TON of respect and let them get away with everything because they will not listen to you and eventually become dangerous.

[@PanoramicFaith]

Have you ever even been around horses at a show?

[@bbranch05]

That is a gorgeous horse being handled very well, but unfortunately, people who haven't actually handled a horse, let a lone a draft (and no, riding a half dead lesson horse doesn't count) spout off their ignorance in a public manner because they obviously know everything. Stop and think about it, this animal weighs thousands of pounds...poking him with a little stick asking him to back is not hurting him. If it was he obviously wouldn't be standing there letting the guy do it....geesh.

[@alanan.885]

HA! You just made my day!!!

[@dededenver9560]

Pretty young Clydesdale.

[@charlotte-xq7sl]

All the internet trainers all saying metal bits are abusive just want to say all bits are metal in some form but some are rubber in their mouths they are called happy mouths and are usually snaffle bits .in the wrong hands bits could be abusive and if they put in the bit facing the wrong way yes it can hurt but this horse is fine (I have owned many horses so I know my stuff ) and also he isn't wearing a bridle he is in a Head collar and the reason there is a chain is because he is a large horse and large horses usually are verry strong

[@LittleMustangMare]

i don't know that i agree with the whole 'you lot' bit ya added in there especially since i don't consider myself one of the A-typical Americans. but i do agree that a Clyde look far more amazing with either a long loose tail or a long braided tail, my own Clyde who we had to sell because of money problems was shown with a ground length tail and a knee length mane and was brushed for hours on a daily basis i think the reason docking show Clyde's got big is because its easier to keep clean

[@20mrcasper]

A horses tail bone is a lot longer than that so it would be impossible to roll it that short ....it`s defiantely been docked .

[@dragonmissy]

i want oneee

[@kac65]

@sunshine777888 There are restaurants that serve horse in the US.

[@ScarsFromTomorrow1]

I have a half Clydesdale and his mane and tail are sooo thick. It is ridiculous. But I would never dock his tail. He looks so more awesome with his tail. Unfortunately it's the "style" to dock tails. I honestly don't see the point. I think it's rather cruel. Anyway yeah they look awesome with tails.

[@inesmarimomartin4065]

¿Qué se supone que hace con ese "palito"? e.é... Que caballo tan hermoso *¬*

[@flor1nrogamer661]

ce cal minunat

[@jamesungerer5046]

Another video of an intelligent animal and a human being that is not. Beautiful horse!

[@zmyrffi8929]

BIG horse :O

[@autumn-eq1kc]

If you do this or any one who rides horses dont poke them with a stick please.

[@Samsam2992]

@dioioego I've never eaten horse myself (It would be like eating a pet) but I've heard from friends in France where it's a bit more common that it's very sweet, like veal.

[@1tylerF]

Im well aware that if you google it you will find several articles. it went under the table and very secretive

[@patriciacrosson2209]

So beautiful I hope that stick doesn’t hurt him

[@joannekalish1020]

Gorgeous gentle giant! Why was the handler poking the horse with a stick that the horse was obviously uncomfortable with that? I too hate the fact that their tails are cropped, cruelty to animals for sure.

[@magnoliaqp1]

with all your comments here, I feel sorry for the horses you have worked with for 60 years since you evidently do not know that a lot of the things done are not for show, are not for riders to be lazy, they are for the safety of the horse.

[@patslark]

LOL! You're right.

[@CathyGoes]

Humans are the only ones who look at each part of an animals communication and get confused if a part is not there. Animals look at the whole picture and understand each other quite well. Just get two Boxer dogs together and you'll see that. I don't know about horses but with dogs they do it at about 2 days of age when the pups barely feel it. I've seen dogs with tail amputations as adults and it's much easier for the dog on injury prone breedsto just clip them off at 2 days.

[@dinosaursaregreen4859]

What is trying to do at 0:13 through 0:29? The handler is trash, and the horse is amazing

[@DeathKitty123456]

@1tylerF a foot is not 1 inch... its 12... just letting you know (Y)

[@Cinderheart071]

Woah that would be scary standing by that Clydesdale..

[@AngelPink10291]

Is this stallions name Dr. Pepper? If so, my friend owns one of his few offspring (he died very young)

[@carlovilela4681]

Lindo cavalo parabéns gostei

[@Nizingur]

@angelgirl7473 Actually, here in Europe horses are measured in CENTIMETRES. The hand system makes no sense logically. 16.1, 16.2, 16.3, 17? Those decimals make no SENSE! Measuring both horses and humans in centimetres is actually totally utilitarian. I'm 172 cm, my horse is 164. Comparisons made easy =)

[@JulieJenkinsMs]

:( terrible handling of that poor horse

[@stillcowgirl4821]

ikr!

[@jaime12134]

You obviously don't do as much work as we do, there has been many times when working horses that if they weren't docked we would have got into serious trouble. And what pain does it cause them to be docked... none.... Does it affect how long there tail grows... no!

[@franman8358]

Just would like to remind the comments that this was in fact *11 years ago*, advice will not be seen by them lol.

[@horseygurl143]

First place goes to the black Clydesdale!!!

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

C Keough You may have been riding for 13 years but you have NOT been "Learning" When you actually "Learn" you will know what a horse means when he uses his tail to communicate. Go stand behind a horse and "Tickle" him on the rear end and "Watch and learn" He will probably swish his tail to warn you and if you don't stop he'll Kick you. Did you notice how he "Communicated " with his tail?? I've worked with horses for over 60 years and I see horses "communicate" with their tails.

[@mdentulp]

What have you done with his tail. Don't you know he needs him to get rid of flies?

[@antwun.l.barbary3231]

Look. Good

[@PanoramicFaith]

To all the so called know-it-alls that believe this is cruel; go learn how to control an animal that weighs around 2500lbs. And no, I'm not talking about your lazy, 1600lb gelded lesson horse. I'm talking about a young, hyper stallion that needs absolute control of its feet to stop it from running over you. This man is using a blunt stick to ask the horse to back up or give him space. If you think this is cruel, go get your own 2000lb stallion and baby it, I'll see you in the obituaries.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

Jaime Hawkins Are you going to stand 24/7 with a fly swatter to swat the flies the horse with the docked tail can't swat?? Horses have long tails for a reason and I do believe docking is cruel for the horse.

[@kyliehemchak9301]

What you both just said IS EXACLTY THE SAME FREAKING THING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He touched the horse with it to get its feet to move!! That's EXACTLY WHAT YOU BOTH SAID!

[@antifleshnimbus4785]

The damned stick is electric..?

[@warriormaiden9829]

The stick is NOT electric. It is nothing more than a plain stick. However, he should not have needed a stick to park the horse. Usually a quick shuffle forwards or to the side will suffice.

[@oganvildevil]

Its actually much more humane to allow slaughter. There are horse owners who when a horse goes lame, or isn't useful anymore will simply turn it out and quit feeding it. Or give it to someone incapable of caring for it, and rather than letting it goes humanely, let them suffer and die in a long drawn out ordeal. I love horses and think any that can be saved should be, but I've seen the alternative, and as counterintuitive as it is, slaughter is often the kindest option.

[@Crystalady82]

@SarahCate Harrison lol well said. I don't know a heck of a lot about horse's. But this I do (young or not)! If he didn't like it or if was hurt the man would have found out very quickly. B/cause more likely he would've gotten a hove or 2 in the face.

[@nucks93]

@sunshine777888 Every 4 inches is a hand. So, if the horse was 6 feet tall, (6 feet =72 inches. 72/4=18hh)

[@Tracy-zj4sr]

Haven't we evolved past tail docking, repetitive prodding with sticks, and yanking the chains around noses? Really? Can't we just show these horses for the beautiful, functional creatures they are? And don't get me started on shoeing....

[@stuartfarquharson213]

Unfortunately, on the basis of this video the answer is no. This clown should be done for animal cruelty. Disgusting

[@juliepaul2244]

A bit hard to tell from the video but I don't think the horse is docked - I think his tail is certainly shortened (but not cut through the bone) and is just tied up as is traditionally done when the horse is actually in harness. I may be wrong. Isn't docking illegal? I'm sure it is where I live.

[@axehead45]

They don't cut it through the bone, they cut the hair shorter and tie it.

[@hellothere3270]

I think they only tied the tail up higher.

[@aquiline-eagle9669]

I agree completely with everything you mention except shoeing, I sorta fail to see how that’s abusive,

[@hellybelly6]

Nice horse, shame his tail has been hacked off. Glad it's illegal in the UK

[@tdk9518]

Absolutely

[@tdk9518]

@Peyton Welker Tails too short, doll.

[@rebeccacothran7257]

They braid their tails and manes! The tail is then turned into a bun or is round around and tied up. They have not cut the tail off!

[@tdk9518]

@@rebeccacothran7257 I know the tail is put up but the tail doesn't look long enough.

[@Agw448]

@@tdk9518 the hair is pulled snuggly in this braid so it's hair can be LONG and you'd never noticed