STERLING – For Tommie Turvey, the bond between a man and his horse captured in the touching 60-second Budweiser commercial that aired during the Super Bowl is but a glimpse into real life.

In the ad, titled “Brotherhood” and set to the heartstring-tugging “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac, a man tenderly watches over a draft horse foal. They become playmates and soul mates until the man bids farewell to the horse as it heads off to pull the famous Budweiser wagon.

They are reunited at a parade, the horse running down a barricaded Chicago street and the man nuzzling his equine friend.