Suffolk Punch

Suffolk Punch
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The Suffolk Punch is one of the breeds of draft horses. The Suffolk Punch has a powerful arching neck, strong upright shoulders, a short strong back, wide hipbones, and a high tail.

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The Suffolk Punch may possibly descend from the medieval "Great Horse" brought to England in 1066 by William the Conqueror. It was developed in eastern England's Norfolk and Suffolk counties for farm work.

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Suffolk Punch Horse is the most valuable and one of the oldest heavy breeds of horses on the globe. The breed began to extend beyond Suffolk region in the early part of the past century.

The Suffolk Punch Horse stands 15.2 to 16.2 hh.
Colour
The Suffolk Punch is varying shades of chestnut.

Suffolk Punch horse can often be seen at work.
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The Suffolk Punch is one of the breeds of draft horses. The Suffolk Punch has a powerful arching neck, strong upright shoulders, a short strong back, wide hipbones, and a high tail.

The Suffolk Punch is the oldest draft breed of Britain that still exists in their original conformational state today. The highest concentration of the breed can be found in their birthplace of East Anglia.
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The Suffolk Punch is an English breed of draft horse that dates back to the early 1500s.

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Suffolk Punch - definition of Suffolk Punch in Encyclopedia (225 words)
The Suffolk Punch is one of the breeds of draft horses.

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The Suffolk Horse is always chesnut in colour (note the traditional spelling without the 't'), often accompanied with a star on the forehead, or a thin reach, blaze or shim down the face. No other colour is seen.

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The Suffolk Punch originated in East Anglia, where it remained largely pure and true ot its original form. Today, the Suffolk is bred in other parts of England, as well as abroad, most notably in America.

But while these great titans clashed in mortal combat, the quiet farmers of eastern England went about developing their own breed of heavy horse, the Suffolk Punch.

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Getting Compact Power from the Suffolk Punch
The Suffolk Punch used to be a little known draft horse breed. Today, it is a well known one. Like other draft breeds though, this one needs some saving.

Suffolk Punch
Used primarily for plow work and used in pulling contests, the Suffolk Punch is one of the oldest draft breeds in England. This draft breed has a large body and relatively short, sturdy legs.

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The Suffolk Punch is one of Britain's oldest and most distinguished draft horse breeds. Historical records reveal that the Suffolk has been bred in the county of that name in eastern England since at least 1506.

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Suffolk Punch
Originated in: East Anglia, England
Height: 16.1 to 17.1 hands high
Colour: Chesnut (traditionally spelt). There are seven shades - bright, red, golden, yellow, light, dark and dull dark.

Shire, Suffolk Punch, Cleveland Bay, and Ardennes blood.
Jutland interesting facts
The Jutland possess enormous strenght.

Known as the Suffolk Punch it is the only clean-legged British Draught horse.

*Suffolk Punch - Chestnut only (from light golden to dark liver), small white markings
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Through the introduction of different breeds, Oldenburger, Holstein and Suffolk Punch the desired results in breeding couldn't be fulfilled. In 1862 Jutland stallions were imported.

The Clydesdale, Percheron, Shire and Suffolk Punch are the four horse breeds that had a great importance for developing of the Australian Draught.

Fortunately the Americans who wanted the semen had a fellow Suffolk Punch enthusiast who was also a pilot with American Airlines.

In eastern England, farmers developed a breed of heavy draft horses, called the Suffolk Punch.

If neither of these draft horse breeds is right for you, there are several other excellent choices, including the Belgian, the Shire and the Suffolk Punch. Shires and Suffolk horses are a bit more rare than other draft horse breeds.

This attractive combination is known as flaxen and is highly prized among some breeds, such as the Suffolk Punch, Jutland and Haflinger. The actual colour of the mane and tail may be honey, flaxen, ivory, or white.

Breed Description
The Draft breeds popular in America are commonly listed as: Clydesdale, Belgian or Belgian Draft, Percheron, Suffolk or Suffolk Punch, and the great Shire.

Initially known as the Flanders horse, its genetic make up found its way into breeds such as the Clydesdale, the Shire as was the Suffolk Punch.

History
These horses were bred in the Jutland Peninsula of Denmark and were originally used as war horses in the middle ages and also for medieval knights. The Cleveland Bay, Shire and Suffolk Punch have influenced the Jutland breed.
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During the Middle Ages it was known as the Flanders Horse (after the region of Europe in which it originated) and had great influence on the development of other draft horse breeds, such as the Suffolk Punch, the Clydesdale and the Shire.

See also: Suffolk, Stallion, Bay, Shire, Pony