<P> The Clydesdales were fixtures at Busch Gardens . However, after InBev sold the amusement parks, the link to the Budweiser Clydesdales ended in 2009 . The new owners have brought back Clydesdales but they are not the "Budweiser Clydesdales ." </P> <P> The Budweiser Clydesdales were first introduced to the public on April 7, 1933, to celebrate the repeal of Prohibition . August A. Busch, Jr. presented the hitch as a gift to his father, August Anheuser Busch, Sr., who was guided outside the brewery by the ruse of being told his son had purchased him a new car, but instead was greeted by the horses, pulling a red, white and gold beer wagon . The hitch proceeded to carry the first case of post-Prohibition beer from the St. Louis brewery in a special journey down Pestalozzi Street in St. Louis . </P> <P> Recognizing the advertising and promotional potential of a horse - drawn beer wagon, Busch, Sr. had the team sent by rail to New York City, where it picked up two cases of Budweiser beer at New Jersey's Newark Airport, and presented it to Al Smith, former governor of New York and an instrumental force in the repeal of Prohibition . From there, the Clydesdales continued on a tour of New England and the Mid-Atlantic States, a journey that included the delivery of a case of beer to President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House . </P> <P> To qualify for one of the hitches, a Budweiser Clydesdale must be a gelding with an even temperament and strong, draft horse appearance, be at least four years old, stand at least 18 hands (72 inches, 183 cm) at the withers when fully mature, and weigh between 1,800 and 2,300 pounds (820 and 1,040 kg). In addition, each horse must be bay in color (a reddish - brown coat with a black mane and tail), have four white stocking feet, and a blaze of white on the face . </P>

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