Three adorable Suffolk foals boost breed numbers
‘I chose mares as far genetically removed as I could get. Each of my mares is a different line and they went to a different stallion’
‘I chose mares as far genetically removed as I could get. Each of my mares is a different line and they went to a different stallion’
‘I don’t want them to be any smaller, or lighter-framed – I don’t want to lose what a Suffolk horse is, but we need to reinvent it’
Staff welcomed the foal on 5 May
‘My daughters are going to do young handler classes with him. They’re really small but he’s very gentle and loves his cuddles’
The Przewalski horse, which is native to Mongolia, was declared extinct in the wild in the 1970s
The conservation centre has welcomed four new Przewalski’s horse foals this year
‘As well as boosting the [Suffolk horse] gene pool in NZ, we think he would make a fabulous cross with other heavy horse breeds, or over thoroughbreds etc perhaps to breed hunting types’
‘We should not let down our grandchildren’s children and allow the breeds to become extinct. We are responsible’
The Rare Breeds Survival Trust has warned that not enough pure-bred Cleveland Bays are being born
Adam Henson visited Stallion AI Services to hear about the work the business is doing to help protect rare breeds
Countryfile presenter Adam Henson visits Stallion AI Services to learn about its work and how it is helping to protect rare breeds
These rare horses are now ‘thriving’ thanks in no small part to the efforts of one of the world’s oldest surviving dynasties
Marwell Zoo is delighted by its latest arrival, who is already running rings around its mother
The Suffolk horse is rarer than the giant panda with the number of breeding mares left in the UK estimated at around 73-75
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The President's Ride, involving more than 60 Dales ponies, marked the start of a week of centenary celebrations for the Dales Pony Society
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Dales pony colts Lowhouses Casper and Lowhouses Jasper have been born in the North Pennines
Keepers at Port Lympne Reserve celebrated arrival of the foal two weeks ago