This Week in Horse History - April 5th Through April 11th

April 6, 1974 - The current facilities of W. K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center were dedicated on this day. The Kellogg Arabian Horse Center is an educational facility dedicated to promoting the Arabian breed. Its horses are shown by equine studies students at Cal Poly Ponoma. Over the course of a year, the horses are shown in front of over 11,000 people.

Information and photo courtesy of: Equine Ranch

April 7, 1933 - August Busch, Sr. of the Anheuser-Busch Company, was given a gift of a six-horse Clydesdale hitch by his sons, August and Adolphus. The sons gave their father the gift to celebrate the repeal of Prohibition. The Clydesdales paraded through New York City, then were shipped through various states across the country to make appearances. Anheuser-Busch owns over 250 Clydesdales today, and they continue to make appearances all over the country.

Information and photo courtesy of Budweiser Clydesdales

April 11, 1945 - The Thoroughbred racehorse Citation was born today. Citation won the 1948 Triple Crown under jockey Eddie Arcaro. He became the first millionaire of racing and earned $1,085,750 during his career. He was retired to stud at age six because of tendon problems. Citation died at age twenty five. He is buried in the horse cemetery at Calumet Farms, where he was born, trained, and stood at stud.