Big Celebrities

I was looking for that old EDS commercial "Herding Cats," for a friend, and in the process, stumbled upon some interesting footage of Robin Wiltshire, the Australian-born animal trainer behind those amazing Budweiser Clydesdale commercials.  I always thought that funny feats the Clydesdales perform in the ads were done with computer graphics.  Not so.





The horses, the punt, the streaking sheep- all real, and all trained by Robin.






Robin trains the horses at Turtle Ranch, his Wyoming home, and shoots the commercials on location.  In this ad, the cowboy on the right is a local veterinarian in real life.






A great clip of Robin training some of the tricks.  I think the most endearing thing about the Budweiser Clydesdale commercials is that the animals appear to be having fun.  Here you can see why.






For "The Snowball Fight" the horses practiced the tricks with basketballs.  To see how he trained these tricks, click here.






Above, an interesting interview with Robin Wiltshire from RFD-TV where he talks more about what it's like working with the animals.

To learn more about Robin Wiltshire, and see more of his funny Clydesdale Superbowl ads, like "Born a Donkey," visit his Turtle Ranch website, here.






And for my friend, here's "Herding Cats," also a classic.