Budweiser Clydesdales To Visit Jersey Shore Town

MARGATE, NJ — The world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales will be visiting Margate on Aug. 15 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., according to the Margate Business Association.

A symbol of quality and tradition of Anheuser-Busch since 1933, the eight-horse hitch will be harnessed and hitched to the famous glistening red Budweiser beer wagon on the beach block of Cedar Grove Avenue in front of the Island House condominium building. The public is invited to witness this "painstakingly delicate process" between 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. before the horses make their way around a small circuit on the streets of Margate from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Margate Business Association said.

From Cedar Grove Avenue beach block, the hitch will travel south towards Longport and turn right onto Washington Avenue and proceed to Ventnor Avenue and make another right turn. The hitch will stop for photos in front of the Historical Society building on Washington Ave. and around the corner in front of fire station #1 on Ventnor Ave. The Clydesdales will make their way down Ventnor Ave. towards the parkway and turn right on Cedar Grove Ave. and head back towards the beach block, where they will be unharnessed at the completion of their appearance.

This appearance is one of several made annually by the Clydesdales, who appear in several places stretching from coast to coast.

Horses chosen for the Budweiser Clydesdale hitch must be at least three years old, stand approximately 18 hands – or 6 feet – at the shoulder, weigh an average of 2,000 pounds, must be bay in color, have four white legs, and a blaze of white on the face and black mane and tail. A single Clydesdale will consume as much as 20-25 quarts of feed, 40-50 pounds of hay, and 30 gallons of water per day.