Northernhorse.com Blog

Suffering dramatic drops in numbers of registered animals, several European draft horse breed societies are coming up with targeted promotional campaigns in order to keep their breeds alive.

In England, the critically endangered Suffolk is an ideal horse for riders who require a sturdy mount, according to Amanda Hillier, spokesperson for the Suffolk Society of England. Strong, yet agile, “it has a superb temperament and is just a really good all-around horse,” she said.

more info

This interesting little video from National Geographic claims there are only about 3500 Shire horses left of the million or so that used to live in Britain and that the number of breeding mares being kept each year is less than the number that need replacing. I have no idea how many Shires there are in Canada & the US. Does anybody know this? watch the video