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The Express Clydesdales

Ride with Royalty

The world-renown Express Clydesdales representing Express Employment Professionals recently received the honor of escorting His Royal Highness The Duke   of Cambridge, Prince William and his wife, Her Royal Highness The  Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine, in the Express stagecoach to a private reception welcoming the couple to Calgary in Alberta, Canada where they helped kick off the Calgary Stampede last evening, according to Canada’s CBC News. 

“This opportunity is one of the most prestigious honors the Clydesdales have received,” said Bob Funk, owner of the Express Clydesdales and founder and CEO of Express Employment Professionals.  The stagecoach was driven by Josh Minshull, nationally recognized as one of the best drivers in the stagecoach industry and general manager of the Express Clydesdales.

Of a rare black and white color, the Express Clydesdales stand 17-18 hands high and weigh over 2,000 pounds each. Their shoes are the size of dinner plates and weigh  over three pounds each.

The Express Clydesdales have participated in many nationally recognized parades and promotional events, including Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Tournament of Roses Parade, the Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and the Calgary Stampede Parade. 

Competitions, Awards and National Honors

The Express Clydesdales have been competing nationally and in Canada since 1999, bringing home world-class awards and international recognition like the ones listed below.

2011

  • National Champion 8-Horse Hitch, 4-Horse Hitch
  • Ladies Team and Men's Cart
  • Reserve National Champion 6-Horse Hitch
  • Chairman’s award, Best Shod Hitch, Best Male and Female Drivers, National Clydesdale Show
  • World Champion Open 6-Horse Hitch, Supreme six, 6-Horse Driving Competition,
  • Tandem Hitch
  • Reserve World Champion 8-Horse Hitch, World Clydesdale Show, Madison, WI

2010

  • Reserve National Champion 8-horse hitch, National Clydesdale Show, Milwaukee, WI 
  • National Champion Team, National Clydesdale Show, Milwaukee, WI
  • Champion 4, 6 & 8-horse hitch, Northwest Regional Clydesdale Show
  • Champion 4 & 6-horse hitch, Canadian Western Agribition, Riginan, SK,Canada

  2009

  • World Champion 6-horse hitch, Calgary Stampede, Calgary, AB
  • First Place Draft Horse Entry, Calgary Stampede, Calgary AB
  • Reserve National Champion 8-horse hitch, Milwaukee, WI

2008

  • First place Cyde/Shire 6-horse hitch, Calgary Stampede
  • First Place Draft Horse Entry, Calgary Stampede Parade
  • Best Driver National Clydesdale Show, Milwaukee, WI
  • First Place 6 & 8-horse hitch, Western Regional Clyde Show, Monreo, WA
  • First Place 6-horse hitch, Draft Horse Extravaganza, Monreo, WA
  • Champion 6-horse hitch, Canadian Western Agribition, Regina, SK 


2007

  • World Champion 8-horse hitch, World Clydesdale Show, Madison, WI
  • World Champion 6-horse hitch driving competition, World Clydesdale Show, Madison, WI
  • Reserve National Champion 8 horse hitch, Milwaukee, WI
  • Best Driver National Clydesdale Show, Milwaukee, WI
  • First Place 6-horse hitch, Second Night, Salina, KS
  • First Place Percheron/Clydesdale 6-horse hitch, Missouri State Fair
2006
  • Champion 8-horse hitch, Big Thunder Draft Horse Show, Loveland, CO
  • National Champion 8-horse hitch, National Clydesdale Show, Milwaukee, WI
  • Best Driver National Clydesdale Show, Milwaukee, WI
  • Best Driver, Big Thunder Draft Horse Show, Loveland, CO