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The future of the critically endangered Suffolk punch horse is "very positive", the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) has said. Figures to be published in January show there are 170 registered ...
Suffolk Punch Horse Farming “Come up, gentlemen,” says Jason Rutledge. The two red draft horses heave forward into their collars. The field cultivator–called a rear-end wiggler–lurches ...
Jason Rutledge of Floyd County owns 16 Suffolk Punch draft horses. This is a smaller breed of working horses that many believe are the most efficient work horses ever. He put a team through its ...
The Suffolk Punch, also known as the Suffolk horse, dates back to the early 16th century but it's fighting for its survival with less than 300 breeding mares registered with the studbook ...
The Suffolk Punch is a sturdy horse bred for farm work Rare Suffolk Punch horses have been given a royal boost with a substantial donation from Princess Anne. Princess Anne gave the sizable amount to ...
A Suffolk Punch rare breed horse has returned to his birthplace at a stately home after a 15 year gap. Saxon was given to the RSPCA in the Midlands and, after a check of his records, ...
The RBST has now launched a Heavy Horse Appeal fundraising campaign to ensure the survival of the Shire Horse, Suffolk Punch, and Clydesdale, and warned: “Numbers are worryingly low: just 240 ...
Along with a third horse named Sunny Boy, the 11-year-old horses stand 16 hands and weigh more than 1,600 pounds. “Suffolk Punch draft horses, they are the rarest breed in the world,” Heisler ...
Two horses playing a starring role in promoting this year’s Suffolk Show have been officially named Passchendaele and Poppy. Organisers of the show launched a contest to name the poster mother ...
Suffolk Punch horses are classified as "critically endangered" by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. The horse, called Besthorpe Peacetime, is five years old and stands at about 1.8m (6ft) tall. It ...
There are about 520 Suffolk punch horses worldwide, the Suffolk Horse Society said The future of the critically endangered Suffolk punch horse is "very positive", the Rare Breeds Survival Trust ...