Investigator: Oh, so they’re like the full tails still, they’re just tied up?īut some other reps were willing to talk, including a tour guide at Grant’s Farm: They still have their tails, it’s just we trim the hair. At a parade in Annapolis, Maryland, where the horses were making an appearance, one Clydesdale handler denied that the horses’ tailbones are amputated.īudweiser Clydesdale Handler 1: If they’re long they can grab the line … it’s a safety thing.īudweiser Clydesdale Handler 1: No, we just trim them weekly. Staff at Warm Springs Ranch claim that they simply “pull” the tails-which means thinning the tail by wrapping hairs around a comb and pulling them out-in order to keep them clean during breeding and birthing.
Some of Budweiser’s representatives mislead the public about what’s done to these horses, and their statements add to the “tailgate” scandal. … Tail amputation is a despicable, disgraceful procedure that inflicts irreparable, irreversible harm to the horse.” - Equine veterinarian Sid Gustafson “The procedure is painful for weeks afterwards, and many draft people perform the horrid procedure without anesthesia, and by the application of strong rubber bands which result in lack of circulation, and a slow and painful death of the tail. Look at these Clydesdales in constant distress, unable to protect themselves from insects: It’s their main line of defense against biting insects. Our work shows that a horse’s tail isn’t just an ornament. Many people who raise draft horses partake in the brutal practice of tail-docking, in which a horse’s tailbones are severed, mostly for aesthetic reasons. The suffering caused by tail amputation can persist for the horse’s entire life, as pointed out in a 2018 article published in Scientific American: Eventually the tail drops off.Īccording to veterinary experts, both procedures are very painful and the band method is especially excruciating. Tail amputation involves what one equine veterinarian calls “ surgical abuse.” When the Budweiser Clydesdales are still foals, the bones of their tails, which are part of their spines, are completely or partially severed, either with a scalpel or by putting a band around the tail to stop blood flow. Veterinarians performing the procedure in the United States are in violation of the ethics code.”
The American Association of Equine Practitioners “ condemns the alteration of the tail of the horse for cosmetic or competitive purposes.” The American Veterinary Medical Association ( AVMA) agrees and says, “ The procedure violates the AVMA’s Principles of Veterinary Medical Ethics. states, unless medically necessary, and several countries. It is animal-abusive and medically undignified to deprive a horse of their tail, except in cases of medical necessity.” -Equine veterinarian Sid GustafsonĪmputating a horse’s tail (commonly called “tail docking”) is so cruel that this needless cosmetic procedure is prohibited in 10 U.S. Tail amputation results in a lifetime of impaired balance moving at speed running and turning. It is abusive and inhumane to deprive a horse of their tail.
“The tail supports and facilitates insect defense, comfort, welfare, reproduction, and disease prevention. Their tails are also important for balance, mobility, and communication: Clydesdales, like all horses, need their tails to protect themselves from biting insects-including those that carry West Nile virus and other pathogens.
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