Rare breeds
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Breed societies find ‘proactive’ solutions to overcome Brexit challenges
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Rare breed zebra foal delights visitors with surprise arrival
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Road to HOYS: Exmoor mare makes history as the first of her breed to qualify for lead rein final
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15 of the rarest horse breeds in the world
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Rare breeds championed at county show
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Delight as heavy horse centre welcomes rare black Clydesdale filly
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Suffolk foal who broke leg in multiple places recovers thanks to vet's skill
“On the day his accident happened I really thought we were going to lose him, so it is lovely to think that he has an exciting future ahead of him”
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Joy as zoo welcomes safe arrival of two extremely rare foals
The zoo carries out conservation work to protect endangered species
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‘Fantastic opportunity’ for most at-risk rare breeds in new championship classes
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‘Mark of esteem’ to Prince Philip as Suffolk foal named in his honour
The colt was welcomed at 9pm on 17 April
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Celebrating rare equine breeds’ abilities to ensure their survival *H&H Plus*
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Seven equine breeds classed as ‘highest concern’ in Rare Breeds Survival Trust watchlist
The 2021/22 watchlist, published this week (8 April), has been updated with new categories: priority, at risk, UK native breeds and Irish breeds in the UK
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Education key to protect people, landscape and animals as countryside popularity booms
‘There is a terrible ignorance around the notion of the ‘right to roam’. It’s a funny term, because it isn’t really a right to roam, it’s a right to take responsible access’
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Breeding expert Tullis Matson on working with legendary stallions – and collecting semen from elephants
Stallion AI Services’ Tullis Matson on famous stallions and his fascinating work with rare breeds and species – including elephants
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Devastation as Clydesdale broodmare dies nine months after her colt from suspected public feeding
“We try to breed a foal every year and this loss has put our breeding programme back to square one”
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Equine breeding tech could save wild animals from extinction
“I feel incredibly honoured to be able to do this. I absolutely love it”
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Newborn zebra foal delighting zoo staff with his ‘zoomies’
The Hartmann’s mountain zebra foal was born on 23 December to parents Lydia and Die Toekoms
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We must act now to save our equine heritage
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‘Saving the greatest horse’: Clydesdale stars in television documentary
Clydesdales were once numerous in their native Scotland, where they were first recognised as a breed in 1826, and went on to be so desired as a working animal that in 1911 a prized stallion sold for the equivalent of £1m
