If you've ever marveled at a Budweiser wagon hitch, then you're already familiar with the Clydesdale. According to the Livestock Conservancy, Clydesdales originated in Scotland in the 1700s and were imported to America in the 1840s. Today, Clydesdales stand between 16.2 and 18 hands high and weigh between 1,600 and 1,800 pounds. Some larger Clydesdales can weigh as much as 2,200 pounds. There are less than 5,000 Clydesdales in the United States today, meaning this remarkable breed is considered to be threatened.