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First Ever Shire Horse Race
Posted on Friday, June 21, 2013 by Heather Dodd

The Shire Horse Society is calling on the public to realise the potential of the threatened breed after the success of the first ever Shire horse race at the weekend. The Society, which is the only charity dedicated to the protection and promotion of the breed,  says the Shire is as versatile as any horse […]

Native Welsh ponies are unique
Posted on Friday, June 21, 2013 by Heather Dodd

Researchers at Aberystwyth University have established that the wild ponies grazing the Carneddau Mountains, North Wales are a genetically unique population, which should be conserved to safeguard their existence. Preserving the genetic resource provided by the Carneddau ponies is particularly crucial since recent snow storms led to the death of many of these animals, dramatically […]