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Local man known internationally for his horses
Supreme animal
This photo from October 1988 shows Aubrey
Clydesdale stallion, Robbie Bardrill Supreme,
Carolina. (Photo submitted)
Mr. Busch in the early 1950s,
and I’m sure that for 25 years,
he bought and traded at least
75 Clydesdales from us.”
The most
picture of
Clydesdales
showed a
horses. It
proud to think he had bought
and sold five of them. This
included the famous lead
team, Mark and Commander,
“who in those days led and
performed in front of more
By Rev. Eugen Bannerman
Special to The Citizen
Last June, the son of
Aubrey Toll attended a sale of
Clydesdale horses in Indiana.
There were about a hundred
horses and he wanted only
one. He looked them over and
bought a bay mare.
After the auction, a man
approached him. “Vaughn, I
thought it was your father
buying the horse. You got the
best one in the sale.”
The instinct for recognizing
quality in young Clydesdales
had been passed from father
to son.
Aubrey Toll is an
internationally recognized
breeder of Scotland’s “heavy
horse.” the Clydesdale. He is
a fourth generation of “Toll
and Clydesdale” from Blyth.
HISTORY OF
CLYDESDALES
It is easy to spot a
Clydesdale. It is usually the
largest and most sturdy horse
around,
style,
bearing
action
singularly elegant
among draft horses.”
The Clydesdale dates back
almost three hundred years
when Flemish stallions were
introduced into the Clyde
valley of Scotland in an
attempt to increase the size of
the local draft horse.
The original purpose was as
a farm and haulage horse. The
majority of Clydesdales today
are kept for breeding,
showing, and the carriage
trade.
BUDWEISER
CLYDESDALES
One of the biggest buyers
and sponsors of the
Clydesdales in America was
August A. Busch, the owner
of Budweiser Beer. “We
started selling Clydesdales to
“It has a flamboyant
a flashy, spirited
and a high-stepping
that makes him a
animal
sought after
the Budweiser
on parade
hitch of eight
makes Aubrey
and Marie Toll with their
who was sold to South
people than any other pair of
horses that Budweiser's ever
owned.”
The Toll family remembers
being guests at the Busch
mansion
Busch
the St.
baseball
home
announced that the Canadian
breeder of the Clydesdale
horses is in the audience, and
would his son please stand
and be recognized.
in St. Louis.
was also owner of
Louis Cardinals
team. During one
game, Busch
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So Vaughn stood up and
waved the white cap he had
been given bv Busch
40 YEARS
Aubrey and his family have
been showing teams of
Clydesdales for 40 years
They have taken the Toll and
Blyth name to more than
2.000 shows, auctions, and
fairs throughout Canada and
the United States.
Aubrey regularly showed
teams of (wo, lour and six
horses at the Royal Winter
Fair in Toronto.
It was probably the Toll
team and wagon 1 saw on my
first visit to (he Royal in the
1960s. I remember the height
of the horses, their elegance,
their white, hairy legs, and
their high-stepping gait. The
harness shone and jangled as
the driver reined them around
the enclosure. Impressive.
“He is a cracker of
driver." recalls Alf Ross,
former mayor of Seaforth,
who has often seen Aubrey
drive his teams. "It takes a lot
of strength in your arms to
handle the reins of two
horses, or four horses. But six
horses, just imagine how
much muscle and skill you
need for that."
Aubrey is now retired and
has turned over the business
to his son. Vaughn.
Vaughn’s sons are also
showing a lively interest in
the business. The “trademark
of the Tolls” has continued
into six generations.
BIRTH NAME
Aubrey Toll was born near
Auburn in 1920. He got his
name from his grandfather.
For years, his grandfather,
Frederick Toll, Sr., would
haul sheepskins and other
skins to the Bainton Tannery
in Blyth. He would often take
a young man. Aubrey
Bainton, to help him on his
trips. In fact, he grew quite
deeply when a
epidemic swept
Blyth and took
life.
was pregnant "If the
fond of the young lad, and
mourned
measles
th rough
Aubrey s
One day. to assuage his
grief, he drove his team to his
son s place. Laura, his son’s
wile.
child is a son, would she
please call him Aubrey as his
f irst name." She agreed.
A QUILT OF RIBBONS
Aubrey acquired thousands
of ribbons for attending lairs
and winning competitions.
They filled several plastic
bags. He won the highest
awards in his class wherever
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he went, including the Royal
Winter Fair in Toronto.
One day he received a visit
from a woman who was
quilting for an anniversary
celebration in Auburn. Could
she please have some of
Aubrey's ribbons to put on
her quilt. Aubrey was more
than generous. He offered her
the whole bag.
“Bring back what you don't
use.” The quilt was raffled as
prize.
AN INTERNATIONAL
JUDGE
Aubrey’s skills at
recognizing the traits that
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