To many, Clydesdales are the big horses that pull wagons in the Budweiser ads. However, Dr. Michael Bobo sees them as strong and gentle animals he likes to have around.
Bobo, 40, discovered the beauty of Clydesdales when Budweiser brought the famous horses to a Murray Christmas parade. He saw more than the horses from television commercials. He saw an animal completely unique from the rest of Calloway County.
The only horses Bobo had owned were miniatures for his sons — Christian, 9, Clayton, 8, and Carson, 7 — to ride. Part of the appeal of the Clydesdales was the ability to both ride them or drive them with a wagon.
Bob grew on a farm and knew he wanted to return to rural life sometime after school. Bobo attended the University of Tennessee at Martin and Vanderbilt University, and received doctorates in medicine and dentistry. He now is an oral surgeon with offices in Murray and Union City, Tenn.
Thirteen years of school, a medical practice, a wife, Sharon, and three kids later Bobo is back to the farm. He owns 415 acres in Kirksey on which 14 Clydesdales roam and is building a new house on the property.
