01/05/2025
According to statistics, there are less than 5000 Clydesdales left worldwide with less than 3500 in the United States, and less than 500 in Canada. While these numbers are approximate as the studies do not include unregistered horses, the Clydesdale population has been sharply declining since 2010, and as of 2024 they are an officially listed endangered breed. Many people, myself included, are often introduced to the Clydesdale breed by Budweisers iconic team, however, because of the strict colour standards of their breeding program allowing only bays with 4 socks and a blaze onto the team, many breeders started to focus only on producing bays in the hopes of selling their horses to Anheuser-Busch. This selective breeding has not only decreased the number of black Clydesdales to 5-10% of the breeds total population- which is approximately less than 500 horses worldwide, but it has also put them at the top of the list for the most in**ed breed of horse on the modern market. My dream and goal for Blue Moon Eclipse is to protect and preserve the Clydesdale breed, particularly by focusing on the more at risk colours and patterns, maintaining low inbreeding coefficients, and introducing new bloodlines.
