The Auction Clydesdales   

The Auction Clydesdales are stabled in Bristol, Virginia, and are owned by Bart Long and Associates Realty & Auction LLC. Founded by Bart Long, Bart Long and Associates Realty & Auction LLC has grown into one of the largest real estate auction firms in the southeastern United States. We are proud to have The Auction Clydesdales serve as ambassadors for our auction business and enjoy sharing them with our community through local parades, fairs, and special events throughout the year.

The horses in the Clydesdale hitch are selected from leading Clydesdale breeders in the United States and Canada. Each horse is bay in color, stands approximately 19 hands tall, and weighs around 2,200 pounds. Their size comes with a healthy appetite—each horse consumes roughly 50 to 70 pounds of feed and hay per day.

The horses and equipment are transported in a custom 53-foot Featherlite semi-trailer designed specifically to haul the horses, harnesses, and wagon. The classic yellow hitch wagon was originally built in 1908 by the Studebaker Bros. Company in South Bend, Indiana, and was fully restored by Lawrence Wagon Works in 2010. Today, it remains one of only a few wagons of its kind still in existence in the United States.

We hope you’ll join us at one of our upcoming events and have the opportunity to see The Auction Clydesdales in person.