WATCH: Budweiser Clydesdales do Harlem Shake with Alex

See the 2,000 pound horses this weekend

By Alex Butler

CREATED Feb. 15, 2013

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NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. - Some unique four legged visitors are in Southwest Florida. They're not just any horses, they're the famous Budweiser Clydesdales.

For over 75 years, they've embodied the Budweiser brand heritage, serving faithfully as ambassadors of the King of Beers, and icons of American industry. To qualify for a hitch, a Clydesdale must be a gelding at least four years of age, stand 72 inches at the shoulder when fully mature, weigh between 1,800 and 2,300 pounds, have a bay coat, a blaze of white on the face, four white legs, and a black mane and tail. 

There are six "hitches" or teams of horses, five that travel around the US and one that remains in their official home at the company headquarters at the Anheuser-Busch brewery complex in St. Louis. Missouri, where they are housed in a historic brick and stained-glass stable built in 1885.

 

SEE THEM:

 

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 15TH 2013 – FULL HITCH

Santini Plaza, Fort Myers Beach

7205 Estero Blvd.

Fort Myers Beach, Florida 33931

2pm-5pm (They will be hitched at 3pm)

 

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 16TH 2013 – FULL HITCH

Edison Festival of Lights Grand Parade

US 41 – Downtown Fort Myers

Fort Myers, Florida 33916

7pm- End of Parade

 

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 17TH 2013 – 1 HORSE SHOW

Gartenfest at the German American Social Club

2101 Southwest Pine Island Road

Cape Coral, Florida 33991

2pm-5pm