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More Bad Press For Budweiser Clydesdale Wagon Accident - Abusing Horses For Profit & Advertising
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- čas přidán 23. 02. 2023
- Budweiser is an unethical company that exploits horses to win over people's emotions. Their archaic and cruel use, trapping, breeding, docking horse's tails, huge Metal Pain Bits show their lack of care or compassion for horse's welfare.
----------- UPDATE ON WHAT CAUSED THIS--------------------
According to many comments, it appears the DRIVER, the person in green on the right side of wagon, inadvertently ( very bad mistake), switched hands and the reins on left side of horses, which should have been in left hand, were switched. So when driver pulled with left hand, wanting horses to turn and move AWAY from the wall, he was actually pulling on the right reins, causing horses to MOVE INTO WALL. ABSOLUTELY HUMAN ERROR THAT MADE THE HORSES PAY FOR IT
Note: Docking traditionally has been performed to prevent the tail of the horse from interfering with harness and carriage equipment.
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“None of the horses were injured, Anheuser-Busch said in a statement to USA TODAY. "At this past weekend's appearance at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, one of our horses fell. The horse has been carefully examined by our equine veterinarians and is doing fine.”- Anheuser Busch
Get the facts before you speak!!!
*LMAO so if the lying Media Prints it, It Must Be True* smh "There are none so Blind, as those who refuse to see"
What facts are you talking about exactly Yvette?? A statement isn't a fact. Anheuser Busch is looking out for it's brand. If the horses are injured, they would most likely cover it up because it would hurt their business. Again, a statement isn't a fact, so why don't you take your own advice and get the facts before you speak.
Yvette Sassi Hackworth If you believe that statement is fact, you are outta your gourd my dear!!!!! You are very gullible!
Does somebody not realize how press, public relation and media works?
I seriously hope you're being sarcastic, Yvette. Because if you are, it's hilarious. If you're not, then you're shockingly gullible. It's the PR department's JOB to make a brand/company look good regardless of what they've done or what's happened. They will lie their faces off if they have to.
My great grandfather used a 4-6 horse team for logging. NO BITS! He used to rant about Budweiser putting their horses in serious danger in small arenas, tail docking and a long list of other things. Family and friends wouldn't dare to drink Budweiser on his farm or in his presence. He'd literally kick people off his land for even joking about the Bud horses, with some choice words ringing in their ears.
I can hear him stomping his feet, hollering as he always did, "cut the damn lines, cut any and all tack, get those "blanking" horses out of there you (insert many words!!") And he was always right. RIP Gramps!💜🐴
Edit/ Almost guaranteed that poor horse didn't make it. I thought it sustained major hip damage as well. That walk out of the ring was anything but hopeful imho.
Thank you for always speaking for the horses Rick!!
The horse is fine, so your "guarantee" that the "poor" horse didn't make it just turned into about as much nonsense as the rest of your comment. Not only are these horses not in "serious danger," they are finely trained and doing great. You clearly don't work or live with horses.
Your Great Grandpa sounded like a wonderful man
@@rdred8693 He was tough as nails and rough around the edges, but had soft hands and loved his horses more than anything on earth.
He used to take them to tractor 🚜 vs horse 🐎 pull contests at various small town fairs to show them off. He was so proud of them! When the pull weight got too high/heavy in his opinion, or "ribbons for jackasses" as he'd say, he'd pull out of the contests.
My grandmother on the other side of the family was a world class undefeated barrel racing champion. Her trophy room was the size of my house. Ole Gramps hated everything she did because of what she'd do to her horses. One of her horses ended up kicking her square in the face leaving her with a permanent horseshoe scar. Gramps laughed like hell until the day he died about that, cause he figured about time one of her horses got a lil payback.
Men/women like him are pretty rare, and I'm extremely grateful for the time I got to spend with him.🥲
Thank goodness for there still being real horsemen like Rick, and those of us who get it, also treating our horses accordingly.😊
@@vikingdeathstrike amazing story. Gramps was one smart man. i never use shoes or bits.
@@stephmickey1584 Awe, thank you! Were it not for him, my rodeo horse abusive grandmother, would have been my sole riding trainer. That said, of course I've done stupid crap in my past like falling for the whole "nice" bits vs "bad" bits.. I can thank ole Gramps for hauling my ass off of my horse one day, and putting a bit in my mouth to see how much I liked it. Needless to say his method worked.😅
You are genuinely wonderful for treating your horses as they deserve and properly!💜 They are lucky to have you. :)
For the life of me I cannot understand why that $80K harness and tack Bud uses, doesn't have some kind of quick release system. They've had enough decades to do it. Which is why there's zero excuses imho for yet another gnarly wreck. The comments on the original videos made me sick/sad🥺.
The guy in green swap the rains. You have 8 of them 4 in every hand, and you try to have them in the right length, so sometimes you take all of them in one hand, so you can adjust their length with the other hand. As he tucks them back, he swept the front left with right. He thought he pooled to the left, but actually he was pulling to the right. Big mistake, actually a beginner mistake ... I hope it makes sense ... you can see at 3:33 as he's adjusting the rains how the horses go to the right instead of left, and then he wants to correct them because he thought it was the horse's mistake, but it gets only worse ... Again, as always, the human fault ...
Holy shit, that is why they turned into the rail and not away from rail.. omg what huge error.. thanks
WOW. I couldn't understand why they went completely in the wrong direction to begin with.
Good analysis. It's always safe to assume that the horses aren't being the stupid ones. I feel like that kind of mistake is similar to the idiots that crash their car into storefronts because they forgot which pedal is the brake.
@@Michael-zf1ko like Rick always said, it's never a horse problem, it's a people problem 🙄
Mistake aye but not an abusive one and not worthy of a Rick video. Nor is carriage driving abuse. I respect Rick's views on bits although I DO NOT agree with them. I ride usually with snaffles although sometimes depending on what a show requires, I will use a shank. Is it necessary, probably not. But its mainly for my own piece of mind, knowing I have that leverage if I need it. (and there was a time that I did when my horse spooked and ran off on me. No way could I have gotten him stopped if I had a hackamore or god forbid a halter and leadrope. The one time I did ride with a halter and a leadrope it ended with a spooked horse and a sprained ankle. I was lucky it wasn't worse.)
With large carriage horses like this and with all that weight pulling, a bit is absolutely necessary especially in an enclosed space like this where there isn't a whole lot of room to maneuver. You want quick responses that require little pull which you cannot get with a hackamore in this case. If it was one horse maybe. But not eight and certainly not when they're connected like you see here.
People show their horses. People like to show off their horses. Too bad Rick can't understand that. Can things at shows be better, sure. Does that mean all shows are bad or should be stopped. NO!!
Thanks Rick! I’m one of the “many” viewers that emailed you to review this and give your opinion! This was a total travesty and why I NEVER support livestock shows anymore. Very sad. 😢I never knew they surgically removed their tails. You pointed out SO many things that I didn’t see originally. I pray that the injured horse wasn’t euthanized. I’ll keep watching for updates. I knew you wouldn’t disappoint.
i didn't know about the tails either. Rick does a great job of educating us. I'll never watch a budweiser commercial or show again
OMG forgot about tails being surgically removed. How do poor horses swat flies?
In this day and age it's really a shame (unexplainable really) that not every piece of equipment/gear/tack around horses has a quick release system in place. The technique is readily available and could prevent so much hurt and injury. Can't believe they didn't just cut the darn tack straight away. I 100% agree nothing a knife couldn't have sped up here, screw the tack. That's replaceable the life of the horse isn't. Just have a person ready for each horse, cut them free from the hitch and lead them out of that mess one by one. (Edit: asap).
yes and if its as 'rare' as Bud claims they could easilly afford a new set of tack.
Budweiser only exploits horses. People who think this crap is beautiful are blind. These horses live miserable lives, I feel sorry for them having to spend 320+ days of the year in a tiny box.
Gee, let's see. They don't go on the road until 5 years old minimum, they only work for 10 years, and live the rest of their lives care free. So working 10 years out of 25-30 isn't bad. Budweiser takes immaculate care of them. The BEST of everything. These horses want for nothing. They have a better life than most humans do. And your saying they are exploited? Really? Thanks for the laugh. I needed it.
Was waiting for you to evaluate this.
Thanks for being a voice/an advocate FOR THE HORSE!
That horse looked horribly stiff in its rear. It was too obvious that it was hurting. If it was lucky enough to not have anything broken; it's gonna have some very deep bruising. Poor horse🙁
'He was back to work the next day'.................yeh, right.
I thought it looked like a hip.injury.. I'm so disgusted by this..Words fail me. 🤬
@@janeh3842 Showmanship is not good horsemanship. And often gets horses hurt.
It's so awful to see this crap happening because of people wanting to look good and make money. When the crowd started clapping i started crying because the ignorance disgusts me and i feel so bad for the horses 😭
Is common sense extinct. Come on people...............think.
I cried watching this too. So sad. Those horses deserve better. Being on the road to entertainment for money is pure BS.
Thank you Rick for being such a great advocate for the animals. You always have very valuable and educational commentary. God Love and bless you always 🐎🙏♥️
Thank you, Rick 🥰
This is just one of many accidents these poor Budwiser horses have been put through over the years 🤬
It's about time they realised how much pain, discomfort, and distress they are causing these beautiful animals, plus all the months that they spend on the road. When do they get to just be horses? 🤬
Hugs for your boys, and have a lovely day, Rick 🥰🥰
Thanks for the video Rick.. you set it straight with how horses feel. They didn't sign up for this. They were placed in these roles.
They have no choice.
Just watched a different Budweiser accident last week - I think happened like 8 years ago. Sooo sad to watch, your absolutely right, they need some type of quick disconnect - or better yet, like you said, just stop putting the horses through this. I’ve got two Percheron that had tails docked before I got them, my gelding had all his hair cut, forelock, mane, and tail to about a 5 inch stub. I do groom them often to try to help stimulate hair growth. His mane is almost normal length, the tail never will be 😡
Ha I was watching that other one the other day. Looked worse than this one.
@@areyouavinalaff I agree
You said a Mouthful when you responded to their comment about not wanting a horse to get hurt! "Well Stop Putting Them In Dangerous Situations!!!!!" You're spot on with that! I don't think enough people think through things more than just on the surface these days tho!
Agree, they need an emergency line cutter, like that device people put in their car to cut the seatbelt in an emergency. This was a sad scene. :-(
I stopped supporting rodeos years ago (went to them when I was younger, but when I got older is when I realized and stopped). I saw this video in my recommendations I knew it would be bad. Accidents can happen, horses are big and some times things don't go as planned. But the worst incidents always happen in rodeos and much more frequently. I love the Budweiser horses, they're apart of a wonderful old tradition. But it's not wonderful if an innocent horse gets hurt beyond repair. The only person that seemed trained enough and sensible enough was that one green guy who knew immediately and got down. Also, I think that a lot of the people who ran up were probably the rodeo staff. Cuz the Budweiser staff wear red T-shirts and light tan pants. I don't want anything to do with rodeos, and so I'm glad that you did a video on this and talked about it.
I was also recommended a different video where a similar incident happened with the Budweiser horses. It happened at a different rodeo from like maybe 10 years ago from when the video was posted, or something. Similar things happened and I probably didn't catch as many things wrong as how you did.
Cutting off the reins would've helped a lot. You can replace the reins, but not the horse.
If the horse doesn't have anything broken, then I hope that he gets a really long vacation, therapy, good food, and good medication to help him feel as good as he can be. Maybe get him a pet goat, too. I've heard that goats for horses helps keep stress down.
Wouldn't be surprised if the tendon in the rear is completely torn.
Poor horse.
HATE the docking of their tails too!😡
To remove their tails is outrageous. Perhaps the executives could loose their thumbs. Just as important to the horse to loose their tails. What assholes!
Budweiser doesn't dock their tails but they do cut their tail hair short for safety reasons. They only look docked because they're braided and rolled
@@seren6717 your full of shit, they do amputate the last vertebrae! This comes from the breeder, next time do some research! IDOIT!⛑️⛑️⛑️
@@sjs7heaven somebody's big mad today 😅 I'm grown and will not act like a child by name calling or lash out. So have a great day and work out those issues
@@seren6717 😂😂😂😂😂yeah get your FACTS STRAIGHT IDOIT! You wouldn’t say that to my face pussy bitch
Good morning Rick There's a time to put a stop to these failed events..don't subject these beautiful horses to this ..abuse when a simple pass up and back in the arena would be plenty of advertising.. Thanks for your comments...your narration is not lost on me..I learn a lot from you..have a good rest of the day..good bois!
My Grandpa learned plowing the fields by horse. His dad refused to switch to trackers, won fastest and best plowed land year after year. One thing that was drilled into my grandpa’s head, my mom’s head and then mine was the importance of taking care of your animals. Watching something like this would have broke his heart.
I think Clydesdales are the most beautiful creatures to ever grace this earth. It pains me to see them get hurt like this. And the tail cutting is immoral.
Beyond sad 😔 This isn't about the horse it's about crowd control.
What's really egregious is that only one video was uploaded.
I've watched this numerous times, and the indifference of the spectators is as appalling as the incident itself.
Thanks for your thoughts. And why no one had a knife is beyond me.
Not a single person in the audience could critically think. Thet just believe what the announcer told them.
I watched another video recently with the Budweiser horse team again when the 2 horses in the middle of the team fell and were trapped and the commentator was sweet talking the crowd trying to spin bullshit to the crowd . He kept praising the drivers calmness and professionalism and how calm and well trained the team were then when the team was unharness and the two trapped horse were released and got up the commentator was telling the crowd that the horses will be ok . Obviously this is a common occurrence with the Budweiser horse teams and the drivers horsemanship has a lot to be desired , it doesn’t matter if the horses are given top care or extensive training if these horses lives are being put at risk .
Hi Rick,
Thank you great chat...
Ooo my hubby shown me this ..... ooo may heart dropped... and in tears seeing him/her limping out.. I was shouting at the screen too.. why so may horses.. I hope the shire does recover but like you said it could also be put down too what a waste..
Yeah that was my first thought, "why didn't they clear the other horses away from the one on the ground as soon as they were released, as quickly as possible?" Wow!
Thanks for commenting on this. It was horrifying to watch, and I really would like to believe that all the horses are recovering from this. Even if they end up physically ok, I can imagine the emotional damage something like this causes them. I spent some time as a volunteer at a draft horse rescue, and these amazing horses are subject to so much abuse it's heartbreaking.
Rick -The rear horses are called wheel horses. They are by far the largest and heaviest and are the only one who back the wagon up . Also, these horses are very used to a standard routine and a herd mentality of following the tail in front of them. In an emergency it is best to stay as close to routine as possible. That is why they kept them together.
I didn't watch any of the clips because I knew I would be bad but I did make myself watch while you were talking about it it helped a lot. This is such an abominable situation that there should be some action especially outlawing it it should not happen it is terrible thank you for making people aware how badly and how often people abused horses and other animals right on national TV it's certainly a crime
And many watching don't have a clue about the abuses.
The guy that jumped down is called the "shotgun" his job is to watch for trouble and to jump to aid if something happens. This is not an isolated incident, I've seen numerous videos of the Budweiser Clydesdales getting in accidents 😭 I thought that horse looked stiff walking off when I saw this video a few days ago.. I'm praying it's because he was down for so long.
I couldn‘t believe the comments on the original video that all people at the rodeo made a good job. 🤮
Seeing horses with no tails abused for shows make me sad and angry.
Thank you Rick for showing and explaining that this is ugly bullshit!
Greetings from Germany 😊
Thanks for mentioning that I haven't even looked at those comments I think maybe I'll refrain until later on today
@@KimandFrank
You will not believe that the viewers think it was a great success to free a injured horse after 10 minutes of chaos. 🤦🏻♀️
In my opinion rodeos must be forbidden!!!
@@Iris_Germany 🎯 Yep!
Will granny from one granny to another I have an entire side of my family tree who were involved in rodeos and such things. So even to this day decades after there are people in our family that it just doesn't change anything but separate us even more. After covid and everything else there's enough division with all the politics and everything in our family so this is one Arena that I try not to get sharing too much because it's already that I'm left to my own devices up as far as family goes in most ways
@@KimandFrank
It’s good to separate yourself more and more from this kind of cruelty.
I wish you a nice weekend. 👋🏻😊
I looked it up and of course they said the horse is back in action!!! They are not going to tell the truth, they don't want bad press against their precious company!!! Sad and unnecessary! 😡😡😡😡
Geez now I'm praying for all those blind people I can't even believe that they don't see what's happening supposedly these are horse-loving people in the audience? I don't think so!
Made me so mad when they started clapping while the poor horse was trying to get up. First of all they shouldn't have been clapping as you don't know the horses state of mind. Second of all, if you are going to clap what until the poor thing is fully on his feet. This was just sad to see all the way around.
This one of many accidents this team has had and its the same driver. He got his reins mixed up here and turned them the wrong way. When he pulls on the four right reins which should have been the left,the first pair of horses to feel the pull on the reins are the leaders and the first leader to feel the pull is the right one, but it should have been the left leader because that where the end of the long rein is attached, whereas the reins go through ring attachments for the others. The wheelers who are up at the front are the last to get the pull on the rein and that's why they escaped too much involvement. The drivers are absolutely to blame and its not the first time this has happened.
Thank you so much for your analysis, Rick! I could barely watch this the other day. So sad 😭 Do you think they had to put the horse down? Keep on keepin' on!
I saw this the other day and it made me sick to watch. There are other videos of the Budweiser horses wrecking like this accident. For one thing, it's too noisy in settings like this for the horses to hear the driver's commands. Another thing, the driver should never have stopped so close to the wall. He should have stopped in the middle of the arena in case the lead horses turned opposite of how driver commanded them. I agree with you, Budweiser should stop these eight-hitch horse-drawn events. And I think it should be against the law to dock horses tails. The horse that was down with all the weight of several horses on top clearly had hip or leg injury from how he walked off. This is so sad to watch.
Long before any other incidents with the Bud horses I've been sickened by their practise of docking tails. It's illegal here in England and cruel everywhere.
Why there are no quick releases on the harnesses is a mystery. If they CARED about their horses, if safety of the horses was even on their list of concerns that would be top of the list.
I almost exclusively own and work draft breeds. Whenever I am working horses, especially teams this large I keep a pocket knife on me just in case something like this happens. The first thing I would have done is get the other horses out of the equation, even if that means cutting them free and setting them loose in the arena. Given the choice horses aren't going to trample other horses, they're going to avoid it if possible. Having all those horses involved means not only is the injured horse getting stepped on, but the people who are trying to help are in danger of accidentally getting stepped on by a 2000+ pound animal. It's easy to say this is a freak accident, but the way that it was handled is fucking horrifying.
We moved from Colorado to Georgia about a year and a half ago. We lived within about 20 minutes (driving time) of the Budweiser stables. Of course there were signs everywhere advertising the horses and public tours of the stable. I grew up there and remember when "Bud" moved in (I'll be 64 in a week or two). In all of the years that the stables have been there , in Northern Colorado, I only saw the horses actually there one time. The tours never happened. They most definitely had to be hiding something. Those horses are absolutely stunning animals......but I've always had that little voice telling me that something was wrong there. Y'all have a blessed day!
Thanks Rick! I live in Rodeo County and can't stand watching it. I think the animals are treated terribly in Rodeo and other things. I appreciate you explaining this. I cried watching this on another channel. Someone told me about your channel. I thought the horse didn't walk off right
Guy on the mic: Our rodeo business is nothing without our animals, and we love them.
Yeah, I can tell how much you love them when every rodeo is no stop animal abuse! You love them for making you money; nothing else.
"Uh oh. That's not supposed to happen". 🙄 Yeah I started disliking budwisers years ago when I saw a doc on their "horse ranch" and the "care" they give to the Clyde's. Stall imprisonment, no freedom, not allowed to be horses etc. This is so heartbreaking. Love ya Rick, Boy's and horsey people. I'm out, can't watch this train wreck.
Apart from all the things you pointed out: don't let the horse try to stand up with the neck piece! For f**** sake, no wonder he wonder he couldn't get up. He couldn't use his head to balance himself, nor put his front legs under him the right way, cause of the equipment. Imagine having that heavy thing on your neck trying to stand up. This really irritated me. In second place about things that pissed me off, was what you already pointed out. Remove all the other horses, before letting the one on the ground stand up. Could even have been worse. He gets up, has a broken leg, walks a step and falls into the other horses again, they fall too.... Jesus effing Christ. Kudos to the guy that jumped off the wagon immediately though. I half expected him to stand next to the horses and be like "oh I can't jump in there, I will get hurt, what do I do". But he did everything he could for the first minute (later on unfortunately major brain farts though).
I believe this is the second Budweiser wreck I've seen, because the audience was completely silent until they were told to applaud. And the horses were in the middle of the ring.
Back in the late 80s a friend of mine worked the night shift at one of the places where the Budweiser Clydesdales are kept. These were the retired ones. Back then he got paid $20 an hour to walk up and down the stall line a couple times an hour Just to see if the horses were OK. And if he thought there was an issue, he called Yvette. Easiest money he ever made while in college. they did get outdoor pasture time every day, but they were brought in every night. they are absolutely gorgeous animals.
Thanks for this. I did read in a San Antonio paper that "The horse was back to pulling the carriage the following day " Which would be a great outcome, given the bad situation.
I can't believe anything our Media tells us, they lie with impunity and NO Accountability to anyone but the Left
They lie like Persian rugs. And IF they put that poor horse back in traces the next day, after being trampled and hurt like that, then those humans are unbelievable bastards! I really don't believe that injured horse was up and walking the next day. So sad, and such a beautiful animal. 😪😥😣❤❤❤🐎
@@joannegaughan6132 maybe if it was on some really strong pain meds then Maybe it would be back up, but I agree. It was walking awfully stiff to be back with the team the next day
Okay, please find out which horse this is and how it's doing. We would like to know, and the company's involved, namely bud and the san Antonio stock show and rodeo, are being conspicuously silent, which is not in their best interests on this hot of a topic... the rodeo even removed that the Clydesdales were even there at all.
When I've observed the Budweiser Clydesdales in person, they seem to be very well trained. I think the driver got distracted, or else a rein got hung up on something somewhere. For a multiple pair hitch, the strongest horses are generally the wheel horses. They need to be able to slow and stop the wagon, though the wagon also has a brake. The lead horses need to be the fastest, and the middle pairs or "swing" horses need to be most agile, because they're between the other horses, and have to deal with the pole between them.
The traces that attach the horses to the load are usually quick release, and can be unhooked as soon as tension is taken off. When hitching horses to a load, the reins are usually attached first so the horse can be controlled before the traces are hooked on. In the video, the lead horses have their traces unhooked right away, then the reins are taken off, which of course is the reverse of when they are hitched. The horses are pretty calm overall. I can imagine if draft horses did not have the "cold blooded" temperament, people would never have used them for farm work.
A couple things I don't like about the Budweiser hitch. Obviously, the tail docking is an old tradition that needs to be tossed on the trash heap of history. It looks weird, and I don't buy the excuse that it's a safety measure to keep them from getting their tails over the reins. They also have check reins. I don't think they're tossing their heads because they're nervous. They've done that every time I've seen them in person. I think it's due to the check reins and bitting.
Hi Rick, I watched this the evening it happened. It broke my heart, oh my gosh. The horse that was down. Looked to be lame as they led him off. I'm thinking it must of been free Bud light for the inconvenience to the crowd. SHAME ON THEM !!!
I always hated the budweiser breeders. The Budweiser Clydesdale baby has meet a certain standard. Color, markings, coat, a whole list of things. They reject so many, say they sell them, but sometimes I don't believe that, sometimes I wonder if they do something to the ones that don't meet standards, so they can collect insurance.
Thanks Rick for the info. I'm from St Louis and have always been so proud of our clydesdales. I had no clue what was behind that perfect picture. Heartbroken.
It is much worse than you think.
The fact they're choosing not to communicate about the condition of the worst-affected horse just makes me incredibly suspicious. Even the racing industry is more transparent than this and that's not a bar you want to be lower than.
The horses like to stay together, so I think if they take the free horses away to quickly, the others might try to follow it could cause even more problems. And they're all connected so until they either feed the lions through or cut them, they can't really go anywhere. Those broken sticks scare me.
"Tradition" holds progress back. To still commit crimes against animals simply because we've just done it for so long, it's pure ignorance, not to mention sad. I no longer participate in the culture I grew up in, which was using horses for shows/profit. Passive pasture and building true relationships with mine is what's most valuable. No selling because they are lame or "useless". Never again will I see animals as commodities.
"Well, what would you have done, Rick?"
A: "I wouldn't have allowed the horses to be in this situation to begin with."
Why in the hell do you need all that junk and pain inducing equipment on those beautiful horses to pull a wagon around?? STUPID!!! Those horses are moved to every little shit show across the country to pull a WAGON AROUND!! That poor horse, I hope he is ok but how can all these horses escape this torture?? I often tell hunters that they are nothing but just plain killers until they hunt what can hunt them at the same time, no guns either!! It used to be when a bull rider just got on with what he had on, now they put on vests, mouth guards, helmets. Why do they still get to use spurs?? I’m with Rick all the way on everything he said about this and everything else he has to say about how to keep your horse safe.
When I saw this, I couldn't figure out why the horses turned to the right because with this trick they do they're supposed to be pivoting to the left. That something got miss calculated in the horse. Had other ideas. I'm always worried when something like this happens that they're going to get poked by the broken Wagon parts. Because there is some pretty sharp edges in there. That's the scariest part for me.
Hi Rick, most of the time I love your videos. Though while your right these horses shouldn’t be used in this way… but if you don’t mind I’d like to correct a couple things. Each pair of horses are a bonded team trained specifically for their job in the team. The ‘wheelers’ are the strongest 2 or 4 at the wagon. They are the calmest ones. The first pair are the lead ones, you are correct they are the most experienced. Now to the part where I feel you might be a little wrong. The swingle tree or (posts) are chained to the wagons each harness attaches to a pivot. When the crash occurred those chains and harnesses were torqued twisted and tightened… if you do not release the harness carefully all that pressure and twisting force causes a lot of whipping and twisting of the breaching straps collars and surcingles which can break ribs, cause muscle damage etc.. When a horse goes down in a team situation you have to remove the tension of the wagon hitches and swingle trees before you can move the horses. Several were broken, if you ‘cut’ the harnesses on the lead pair that broken swingle tree would have whipped back causing possible severe injuries to the horse that was down and the one beside him. Poor guy on the ground was stepped on and because of being pushed down sideways the harness turned into a vise, poor guy had a hard time breathing until they could get that broken hitch from squeezing him like a twitch around his girth. Yes it seemed very slow in getting the poor guy released and back on his feet, but ‘cutting’ the harness with the hitch twisted and splinted like that would make a horrible accident 10x worse. Whipping splinted wood flying, chained and leather flying around whipping injuring and scaring the horses…. What they did, they could have done faster… but the poor horse on the ground was severely winded. Likely he won’t work a hitch again, but it rare for them to ‘put them down’.
Ok, so question (honestly because I don't know): would it be possible to create a breakaway harness and swingle tree so that if something like this happens, there could be a breakaway? Still might have to rely on a well-trained driver (or dog...did you notice the dog seemed to sense something before this pile up happens??) But A-B already spends so much money on special harnesses and the like. Could someone think up something that would not twist and torque and create a hurtful mess? The other thing is that when money is the focus as it is with Duke, Captain, Jake, and the other equines here, the A-B people probably wouldn't want their million-dollar babies galloping around an arena giving people the opportunity to see how "well behaved and cared for" hurting Clydedales look. So another issue is 'controlling the assets'. Hmm, wasn't there some guy that set up a park that tried to do that and disaster ensued? Also made a nice Dr. Suess story that led to mayhem! Interesting things happen when people try to improperly control forces of nature...😆
@nemehoto What is your assessment of the reasons this incident occurred? It is my experience that when a tragedy occurs multiple errors preceed the event.
@@ES-pc8kf if you watch the crowd, there are a couple of things that catch the left side lead horse’s attention, he is paying attention to the crowd. Driver gathers the reins to start the docking maneuver, which is pretty complex, as each pair of horses have to sidestep at a different rate and size of step. Lead horse on the right is confused, I don’t know if a rein got bound up and pulled too hard miscuing, but left horse (distracted by the crowd) steps over, bumps into the lead horse on the right, (already confused by a miscue), and keeps turning, second team left right horse tries to push the errant horses back. By this time the harnesses are tightening unnaturally and torquing and pinching, the hitch pole is starting to break cracking wood sounds, lead horses breeching straps and collars are twisting, lead left horse panics he cannot see the horse he is pushing into, right lead horse being pinched and the crowd reacts, the blinders are rubbing his eyes, he moves away punching his teammate into the poor second horse and pushing him down… that poor horse could not move and between the front pair, the hitch pole and swingle tree that he tripped over down he goes… those harnesses are incredibly well built, designed to pull heavy wagons, up and down hills.
I never thought about the danger these horses are put through.😢
One note of good news is that Budweiser is stopping the practice of docking their horses' tails.
The commentator's inane comments made me want to scream....trying very hard to make everything seem like a small trip rather than a death fall. After your very enlightening background comments I will never look at those awesomely beautiful Budweiser Horses the same again. What a human caused tragedy! I've deliberately never gone to rodeos, circuses or horse races for years since I was a young adult and could see them for what they are! And our town has a huge rodeo every year
Why can't they let 2 horses pull a light wagon, then the other 6 can be ridden or run around loose in the arena? This is almost as bad as a circus/zoo when the elephant, bear, lion or tiger attacks people or escapes.
I was waiting for you to cover this, Rick. My biggest question was what made the lead horses circle back around the way they did. I thought surely the horses must be trained in whatever maneuver they were about to do. I would hate to see the Clydesdales go the way of the Dodo. In many cases they're the only exposure most people get to these lovely animals. I'm old enough to remember a team of Clydesdales pulling the ancient farm equipment that cut hay in the field next to my house. I'd wait for the school bus down near the pasture where they were kept. The size of them was truly intimidating to childhood me. Even after 60 years of being around horses, I'm still in awe of the size of the draft breeds. If PETA had it's way they would go extinct. It is not abusive to make a horse pull a wagon as long as safety adjustments are made. Perhaps branding up the tails instead if docking them so they don't get caught in the traces.
The driver didn't know what the heck he was doing !!! They could bun the tails, as amputating their tailbones at a young age isn't necessary.
Apparently the driver put the reins in the wrong hands and pulled the wrong direction..
@@dianehunsberger2271 I think a bun tail would look a lot cuter than a docked one anyway
I think at 19:55 you can hear someone in the crowd say: "disguting honestly". Couldn't be more right. Thanks Rick for translating the bullshit to English.
It’s hard to see them “feeding” the lines back instead of just cutting it. I have lots of experience in the marine world. These people are awkward. They would be dead in the Pacific Ocean.
I waited for you to cover this story before I watched the clips. I needed to hear the voice of reason. Rodeos are such bullshit. It’s 2023. Enough with this barbaric nonsense.
Have to say only good was the announcer keeping the people calm and not let them panic. Unlike some announcers I've seen. But this should not have happened as they looked confused and problems happens.
I imagine rodeo announcers are trained to be calm and comforting to the audience in some pretty gnarly situations. Cowboy gets a bull's horn through the midsection and out the other side. "Stay calm, folks, it's only a flesh wound. We have medical professionals on hand for these things."
I've been to the Budweiser horse stables.. the horses always looked drugged including the babies... Pretty concerning
What a cluster F. You're absolutely right, not one of them took the horses into consideration. The first thing that should have been done was to unhitch those horses and get them out of there. Each one of the horses had to endure physical pain and mental anxiety. For no reason other than ignorant humans.
Oh man I saw this and my heart just dropped. I felt so terrible for those poor horses. I think using pets or animals for company "mascots" has inherent issues in itself.
I severely hope they rehome instead of put down.
Turn the horse in the pasture to be a horse ..hopefully he didn't need to be put down. All of their horses used in hitches are geldings.
Thank you for covering this insanity. Money over Anything Horse Matters. All the time and money for these particular horses yet ZERO True Horsemanship. Tools using a Majestic prey animal as a tool 320 days a year.... with pain devices.... VS true training is despicable.... flashy BS.
Budweiser needs stop doing this and I think they need stop rodeos and horse racing. They need to stop the cruelty to this fur babies. The horse that got hurt poor fur baby and prayers for a speedy recovery 🙏 ❤️. Thank you Rick and well said 👏
What really pisses me off is that, as soon as horse abuse happens during an event (sport or whatever it is) you have people that will immediatly defend the abuser and be like: "But the horses like it so much! It's not abuse! These are Experts!" The fuck they are!
I usually watch all your videos, but I wasn't able to watch this video all the way through. It juat disgusts me so much how people treat horses and then justify their actions.
Edit: I love how the audience celebrates the people "helping" the horse *after it was their mistake the horse suffered in the first place*
That's like giving a price to a firefigher, cause he extinguished the fire he caused.....
Fuck Budweiser and their shitty tasting beer
Horrific to watch, so sad for especially the horse that was injured 🤬
If this doesn't make the owners decide to start using safer, quick release equipment, nothing will. No, let's just stick to all our traditions and keep the same tack and make sure it's shiny and looking nice!!
Many many years ago I posted the question on the UK Horse & Hound Forum - why on earth do they not use frangible pins on all Cross Country jumps (instead of making them all solid, unbreakable fences), that way if fences can break away if a horse hits it badly, it's much safer for the horse and would help prevent rotational falls.
I was blasted with all sorts of nasty comments and eg oh no, you can never do that because at higher levels of these competitions the whole idea is to make each jump challenging, and clearly I know nothing about horse sport.
Fast forward to today and frangible pins and using them regularly features in articles.
Can't even watch any form of horse sports any more, thanks to you, Rick 🥰
Please never stop educating people on what's best for horses and how everything should be looked at from the horse's perspective!! 👏👏👏👌👍
Tail removal OMG!
PO's me too!
Sickening.
Rick,
I know very little about horses but if I had been down in that ring I would have already yelled at everyone to clear the other horses & wagon at least 30 feet away. before trying to get the downed horse up
They sure rescued that broken wood quickly and removed it from the scene. The wood has more value to them than the horses.
Tennessee walking horses are abused also.
As are Amish Percheron work horses.
@@bjykl Belgians, too
High Lick is still going on, and many are protesting it. TWH can be shown flat shod...there ought to be a rulebook...don't want to say law
Anyone asking "welllll what would you do Rick" first off Rick wouldn't put his horses in this situation to begin with
Rick, you're such a good horseman always able to see the horse's point of view. Thanks for sharing this. I'm sure it was difficult to do when horses get hurt. It was hard to watch.
The horses aren't panicking and a blanket over the injured horse's head helps keep him from trying to get up. Comparing this to the rodeo is just incitement. But it's a very good analysis of what could happen when a craft is not well practised.... accidents.
Just a little comment...The wheelers directly in front of the wagon are the only ones who can start and stop the wagon moving. They are the largest of the team and account for about 60% of pulling and stopping the wagon. The swing team is slightly smaller and is used to maneuver the wagon through its turns and so forth. The lead team is the smallest and most athletic. Really, the lead team is just pretty. In my younger, dumber days, I drove a draft cross for a commercial livery. Docked tails so that they can't get their tails over the lines, which would be a control hazard. I was dumb to do it, and didn't see the discomfort on the horses until I was in it. Only the Shire historically does not have its tail docked for its work. All in all, excellent analysis of what happened, should have happened, and didn't happen that day. Thanks!
Damn I'm glad I got to watch this one right away because I'm afraid they might want to take this one down way all the censorship is going on with the CZcams Google in the world
I read the pinned comment. Maybe the reins for the horses on the right should be safety orange, and the left reins glow-in-the-dark green. There is NO excuse for this 😡👎.
I've seen a lot of abuse on all kind of horses, but I have to admit draft horses are some of the breed who STILL have a lot of abuse for "show". I'm not saying in france we don't have any abuse (sadly far from it) , but cut the tail is forbiden now, and I've never seen the totally stupid square hooves I saw in US shows. The worst part is people are sure horses are breed like that, that percheron's tail doesn't grow anymore, and the square feet are to help them tract. seriously ? It just helps the hooves to be broken ! people are stupid I swear. so long to release these horses while it could have been quicker if only the reins had buckles, or if they moved the free horses faster. the first guy in green looked really conscerned at least ... And the crowd shouting like crazy, seriously? it was a disaster AND could have panick these poor horses already in stress -_-
Thanks for your video Rick, more people should do like you and be the voice of horses
Watching this horror the first time, I am screaming, "pull the pins" but there are none to pull. "Cut the straps" but does anyone have a knife? No, that tack costs a lot of money. Gotta preserve it. F' the horse. So sad. When animals are used for human's amusement, the animals suffer.
I do have to say though these horses are pretty good for not panicking as much I’d expect horses to in a situation like this
Also the collars they wear weighs 130 lbs each. It’s terrible. Thank you for helping to understand how terrible this is.
I dont know crap about horses but this channel is super entertaining. Rick you are one entertaining dude! I like your style!
Glad you enjoy it!
I had a neighbor who was kicked in the head by a Clydesdale. It was a miracle he survived and recovered.
These horses are huge and have a powerful kick.
The fact it took them so long to get these horses out of their harnesses. Wtf?! Disgusting. Poor horses
I once saw a huge bull have his back broken...was drug out of the arena by a tractor...I will never attend a rodeo again ever...I only liked them as a kid because I loved animals..still do but finally got a clue that this is not fun, never has been for the animals...in the real world...the roping and branding happens with the whole herd in attendance and babies get to run back to mom and in my opinion there still has to be a better way...and I very much detest the ear tags....let's all vote for painless branding....
Rick I had no idea that they surgically removed these horses tails. That is not only inhumane but stupid...smh🤦
I agree with you 110% that these type of events need to stop!
Many want to show off but don't want to put in the work needed. Showing off should be effortless. Should be the result of work and learning well done to the point where it makes things easy...
You are completely right in everything you said, this is horse abuse.
Human beings should stop involving animals in their madness, stupid human beings
What a horrible thing to see, this horse that fell was definitely seriously injured and was euthanized.
Rodeos and this type of presentation should be banned, it is a despicable event.
People who participate in this abusive and cowardly practice with animals are not mentally normal people.
These arenas are too small for a team of 8 horses first of all. Second, in the real world, a team of 8 horses would have very rarely used if ever. A team of 4 horses was a big deal. Stagecoaches had teams of 4 because the coach was very heavy and the roads very rough; basically dirt paths. The 4 horse team was also for security in case one horse got lame or died, 3 could still get them to the next stop. One horse would not have been able to pull the coach alone. They also were not always draft horses. A pair of Clydesdales can pull a considerable amount of weight, so to have a team of eight is unnecessary. In a small arena, they’re harder to control because you have to hold them back considerably. They’re not Cadillacs that start off smooth. When you say pull, they throw their weight into it and lunge forward. In a small space, your telling them to pull and then restraining them from doing so. It’s extremely stressful and injuries can be frequent, although you may not know it because it did not come from an actual accident but after they go back to the barn, you find cuts , scrapes, muscle strain and rub marks often. I saw them long time ago the day after a performance at a racetrack I was a horse groom at and I saw where some had been treated for minor injuries during the performance. Mind you the track was a lot larger and more open than these arenas but they still had some tight turns to maneuver because you don’t realize just how long a train they all are plus a huge wagon. I saw it all up close and it was impressive and I was in awe as to how gentle they were when I got to pet one and that’s why audiences love to see them, but now years later I see the reality of how sad it is to put them through pulling in smaller and smaller spaces like this. I cringe when I see stuff like this.
This is dreadful 😢the size of the bits in their mouths are enormous.. you are right stupidity is rife 🇦🇺
We were trying to recommend bitless bridles to these teams, and one guy said due to liability issues, they wouldn't use bitless bridles. Mind you, they come in Draft horse size ..
Love your style! Budweiser is at fault for pushing the horses to do more than simply drive the wagon around the arena in a straight line.
You are right. Horses could have been set free in much less time if harnesses cut. But harnesses are very expensive. Seems horses easier & cheaper to replace than harnesses. If horses so well trained why didn't driver back the four remaining horses up instead of driving so close to the injured horse on the ground? Again, why pull harness out from under the injured horse instead of CUTTING IT OFF? I'm guessing grooms were instructed not to cut off or at least one would have.
Rick,
This isn't the first time a Budwiser team accident was captured on video. There is an even older rodeo clip of the driver sending them at a gallop around the end of a small arena. The horses turned in on themselves as they rounded the curve, just like this hitch did. It was an almost identical incident with the same results to the second and third teams.
The announcer is there to soothe the audience into thinking that all will be well and they are still having a good time watching this fabulous display of "horshmanship."
Yeah, right.
Wouldn't someone with "good horsemanship" prevented that in the first place?
I watched the video and I’m not around animals, I was in tears. The next video that popped up was yours. The most I know about animals is what I see from Lester and family. I’m so glad you talked through the video. What a bunch of assholes.
I'm wondering if with the horse laying on the ground that long and being so heavy does his leg "go to sleep"like sometimes ours can do? This could hinder him getting up. and can cause damage if he stands up on it when it is asleep.