I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!!
Today we join Two SPOILED CATS
Angel Sammy and Teddy for their poetic pictorial poem.
Here is today's inspiration and it brought back some wonderful members of
meeting these
meeting these
Their clop, clop, clop easily traveling the miles
Happy to work, or play or just be.
Their soft neighs barely audible
The puffs of breath from their noses of velvet.
As I watch them prance, I smile!
oh the stories to be told
By these gentle giants
with hearts of gold.
Close encounter of the Personal kind with the Gentle Giants
In the mid 1980's The Budweiser Clydesdale Hitch came
In the mid 1980's The Budweiser Clydesdale Hitch came
to Raleigh. I don't recall the time of year; however, for some reason
they were to be on display under a covered deck in Raleigh's Cameron Village.
We arrived early for a good spot. We were eagerly awaited their arrival,
when all of a sudden, we heard the thunderous, synchronized clop, clop, clop of
24 hooves. They rounded the corner, we were awestruck by their beauty and of their size.
Their gorgeous chocolate eyes and quiet gentle neighs. Shaking of their heads
as if to say Hi nice to meet you.
There was a brief bit of info on them. Then if we wanted we could come up closer.
BOY DID WE WANT to. If I remember correctly, my 5'3" came to their shoulders.
Looking into their eyes it was obvious why they are called Gentle Giants.
Fast forward to our first trip to Busch Gardens in Virginia.
One of my must dos was to visit the Clydesdale Facility.
They were in their element....no duties except to be beautiful that they were.
Seeing them run about in their paddock with their feather fur blowing in the breeze.
In their stalls with their heads hanging over as if they were greeting us.
Several of the adolescent Clydesdale were about the size of a
regular horse.
Christmas Cards 2019 part II rec'd as of December 24th
Greetings from the Western US of A
And a PDF file from Kismet in Arizona
Thank you Kismet et al I could not get it to post here
but it was A most beautiful lime tree and Desert Cacti wearing Santa Hats
as if to say Hi nice to meet you.
There was a brief bit of info on them. Then if we wanted we could come up closer.
BOY DID WE WANT to. If I remember correctly, my 5'3" came to their shoulders.
Looking into their eyes it was obvious why they are called Gentle Giants.
Fast forward to our first trip to Busch Gardens in Virginia.
One of my must dos was to visit the Clydesdale Facility.
They were in their element....no duties except to be beautiful that they were.
Seeing them run about in their paddock with their feather fur blowing in the breeze.
In their stalls with their heads hanging over as if they were greeting us.
Several of the adolescent Clydesdale were about the size of a
regular horse.
Christmas Cards 2019 part II rec'd as of December 24th
Greetings from the Western US of A
And a PDF file from Kismet in Arizona
Thank you Kismet et al I could not get it to post here
but it was A most beautiful lime tree and Desert Cacti wearing Santa Hats
I love draught horses. My niece has one!
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful horses and poem! For over ten years I lived in Wandsworth in Southwest London, a stone's throw from the Young's Brewery. The beer was delivered to local pubs the old fashioned way, with draught horses and cart. The brewery was situated right on the South Circular Road, London's main inner ring road, and it never ceased to amaze me how calmly the Clydesdales dealt with the cacophony of heavy traffic, although I do now worry what all that vehicle pollution was doing to their lungs.
ReplyDeleteHappy Boxing Day!
Cheers, Gail.
They are such gorgeous horses!
ReplyDeleteHari OM
ReplyDeleteOh I love a heavy horse... thank you for the poetic lines and the fond memory! YAM xx
Those Budweiser Clydsdales are just the best. I have seen them two or three times and it was a lot of fun. You have a great day.
ReplyDeleteThat is such a wonderful poem.....and an even more wonderful memory of those gentle giants. We think they are magnificent and SO VERY SMART. We saw them in Williamsburg Busch Gardens too. Thank you for joining Angel Sammy and me for Poetic Thursday - it's so much fun to read everyone's work....makes us happy!
ReplyDeleteLove, Teddy (and Mom)
That was a fun poem. Those Clydesdales sure are pretty and the Dad says they sure are big!
ReplyDeleteLove your poem for this gorgeous photo today! We live about 30 minutes from Busch gardens in VA, and I think we went YEARS ago to see the Clydesdales (or maybe we just thought about going). I need to put that on my list of things to do next spring! By the way, the husband of a friend that I met on the internet drives the wagon for the Budweiser West Coast Hitch. In the past, I've seen him in the Tournament of Roses parade. So cool!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great poem for that picture. Those gentle giants sure are amazing to meet close up.
ReplyDeleteGood poem.
ReplyDeleteWe saw them laid over at the Coliseum one time. We were there meeting the horseshoer.
Beautiful horses.
That is a lovely poem. We have a Clydesdale at our livery yard, and he is a big gentle giant called Teddy Bear.He is so soft that the name suits him.
ReplyDeleteGreat poem... they really are gentle giants! We can't get RFD TV on Xfinity... miss it!
ReplyDeleteI got to see them in their stables at Busch Gardens Tampa many years ago. Truly awe inspiring creatures.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful poem today...I've always been a fan of Clydesdale horses!
ReplyDeleteGood job on the poem! XO
ReplyDeleteMy ghostwriter said the first time she ever saw one of those kind of horses, she could not believe how big it was! They're amazing!
ReplyDeleteI think all horses are amazing, having owned a big roan American Saddlebred as a teen and young adult. I would love to see a Clydesdale in person.
ReplyDeleteHope you had a lovely Christmas.
ReplyDeleteThat could be the first line from Jingle Bells
ReplyDeleteDad has seen those magnificent Clydesdale horses and he loved every minute. Thanks so much for posting our card. Purrs of the season to you all
ReplyDeleteOh how we would love to see those magnificent horses!!!
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