Rare breeds

We must act now to save our equine heritage

‘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

Your breed needs you: push to save our rare horses *H&H Plus*

All in a day’s work: rare breed advocate, farmer and presenter Adam Henson *H&H Plus*

Delight as foal of one of world’s rarest species is born in the UK

‘There are estimated to be fewer than 600 in the wild so they are incredibly rare and they sadly face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild’

‘Beacon of hope’ for endangered breed as new tech leads to filly’s birth

‘The birth of this foal marks a major step towards securing the future of the Suffolk horse and all other rare animal breeds’

Prince Charles pays a visit to Suffolks and other rare breeds as pioneering farm prepares to reopen

Five rare breeds you may not know about *H&H Plus*

Curly ears, “blonde” manes and self-fracturing hooves are distinctive features of some of the world’s more unusual breeds. Martha Terry checks them out

Rare-breed foal brightens dark days at centre suffering without income

‘It’s so nice to have the foal as everything is so awful at the moment’

Britain’s ‘critical’ native breeds fighting for survival *H&H Plus*

Five of Britain’s native breeds are on the critical list, fighting for their survival. Octavia Pollock explains why it’s worth considering these often overlooked horses and ponies

Good news for some rare breeds as numbers stablise *H&H Plus*

Outstanding Cleveland Bay mare honoured with H&H award

The mare has had a significant impact on the breed, in the UK and abroad

‘Quirky’ Suffolk and ‘long-legged’ Shire help protect homes from flooding

The project manager said the heavy horses were a perfect fit for the work at the sensitive woodland site

‘Mammoth’ endangered donkey stallion welcomed at AI centre

‘This is the first donkey we have collected from, and for it to be such a rare breed makes it extra special’

Rare Suffolk mare in foal thanks to innovative ‘sexed semen’ technology

‘Hopefully this may be a way to stop these breeds from disappearing’

‘She flew round’: Suffolk mare shows off breed’s versatility

‘I kept thinking imagine if I could find a mare for sale and eventually set up a breeding programme’

Suffolk stallion storms round event at Burghley

‘We made our way to the dressage arena and everyone was staring’

Mounted police ‘delighted’ as critically rare horse joins the force

The force was ‘quite taken’ with the 16.3hh mare when she arrived at the unit’s headquarters

Rare breed boost as stud celebrates arrival of Suffolk filly foal

Pioneering science helping save rare breed horses on BBC One

Stallion AI Services and Suffolk horses will feature on Countryfile on 14 July