Rare breeds

Future uncertain for world’s largest herd of rare breed

‘If this herd is lost, the breed will be lost to the country entirely in 10 to 15 years’ time’

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’

‘More than just a plough horse’: Suffolk stallion to compete in one-day-event

‘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’

Could you name this cute Shire foal?

Staff welcomed the foal on 5 May

Hello world! Gorgeous new foal gives rare breed a boost

Suffolk horse with feet ‘the size of dinner plates’ makes 1,000-mile journey back to Britain

‘My daughters are going to do young handler classes with him. They’re really small but he’s very gentle and loves his cuddles’

Rare foal born from breed once ‘wiped out’ in the wild

The Przewalski horse, which is native to Mongolia, was declared extinct in the wild in the 1970s

Adorable Przewalski’s horse foals ‘thriving’ after bumper breeding year

The conservation centre has welcomed four new Przewalski’s horse foals this year

Suffolk stallion in global bid to preserve the endangered breed

‘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’

Desperate appeal to save British breeds from extinction

‘We should not let down our grandchildren’s children and allow the breeds to become extinct. We are responsible’

‘We need a massive increase in pure breeding’: Cleveland Bays in danger of extinction

The Rare Breeds Survival Trust has warned that not enough pure-bred Cleveland Bays are being born

Big Star and rare breeds share the spotlight on Countryfile

Adam Henson visited Stallion AI Services to hear about the work the business is doing to help protect rare breeds

Rare breeds in the TV spotlight: Countryfile visits pioneering equine breeding centre

Countryfile presenter Adam Henson visits Stallion AI Services to learn about its work and how it is helping to protect rare breeds

Ancient dynasty helps secure rare horse breed's future

These rare horses are now ‘thriving’ thanks in no small part to the efforts of one of the world’s oldest surviving dynasties

Incredibly rare African wild ass foal born in UK (and it’s super cute)

Marwell Zoo is delighted by its latest arrival, who is already running rings around its mother

Adorable Suffolk foals help to promote breed

The Suffolk horse is rarer than the giant panda with the number of breeding mares left in the UK estimated at around 73-75

7 reasons the sight of an Exmoor pony makes us melt (however naughty they are)

Hurrah for Exmoor ponies! Hairy, loyal, strong, versatile... And on the cover of this week's issue of Horse & Hound magazine. Here's why we're (just slightly) in love...

'Everyone had tears in their eyes': Dales ponies mark centenary

The President's Ride, involving more than 60 Dales ponies, marked the start of a week of centenary celebrations for the Dales Pony Society

5 horse breeds you may never have heard of

Check out these strange but beautiful horses

Twin foals are welcome boost for endangered breed

Dales pony colts Lowhouses Casper and Lowhouses Jasper have been born in the North Pennines