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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 ...
Mike Beddow is training Suffolk punches - one of the least common breeds of horse and said to be rarer than the panda - to work his land at Hollow Oak Woods in Ratby, Leicestershire.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A foal of an endangered breed of horse that is rarer than the giant panda has been born in Suffolk. The Suffolk Punch Trust welcomed the new foal at its site in Hollesley near Woodbridge earlier ...
There are said to be just 300 of the horses in the UK, with 60-70 breeding mares. The prison horses regularly appear at local and national shows. The Suffolk Punch breed, which has been traced to 1506 ...
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 ...
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 ...