We currently have 4 registered Suffolks in the US, 2 mares and 2 yearlings. The mares are trained to work on our farm and the youngsters will be trained with light work starting in the fall of their 2 year old year. We love the breed and do what we can to support them here. They are very popular as a work horse with great temperaments and shorter than most Belgians and Percherons in this area, US East coast mid-Atlantic region.
The stallion that the mares were bred to before is closer but we have no more plans to breed. The older mare has had 5 foals so that is plenty of her genes directly into the breed . We have 2 of her daughters so who knows a few years down the road when we need more foals we might breed again. But yes I did know about his stallion. The stud book lists the locations of all the stallions and the national Suffolk registry now has a computer breeding program to help prevent too much inbreeding with our very small gene pool. @@ElizabethDMadison
Amazed that there are so few around. Somehow I was aware of this breed, have a feeling from old books on horses or perhaps Black Beauty? Victoria is a beautiful lady. Thank you for making us aware of this magnificent horse.
@@ElizabethDMadisonI'm not sure if Jim's Baron is a registered Suffolk though as he came from an Amish breeder. Although he's an awesome example of the breed, if he isn't registered it's unlikely English breeders would use his semen. They are understandably very protective of the stud book as well as who has custody of the mares.
@@lemonladyYTJim Gordon has three Registered Suffolk horses. Ralph Rice, Jason Rutledge, Chad Vogel, Carl Whittaker and others have registered Suffolk Punch Horses in the US and Canada.
I worked with four Suffolk Punches at an equine therapy center in Massachusetts and they were some of the most intuitive horses on the farm...incredibly sweet, hard workers and so very attentive to the humans on their backs.
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Our apologies, thank you to those who commented. There are only around 500 left in the UK*, and we're incredibly grateful for the efforts of our friends across the pond.
So sad to see so many of these beautiful heavy breeds becoming endangered. We owe them everything, really, our entire civilization has been contingent on their power. I hope as people start to reconsider their rural practises that these horses will reclaim their working status. Here in NZ people are returning to using them on farms and vineyards and it's great to see.
Hes a perfect riding horse for the slightly bigger rider. Beautiful trot that you can just relax into. Quick learners can learn dressage too even from a beginner like me. Shout out to merlin in crickhowell.
Barry Hook, of Horse Drawn Productions on UA-cam features a Suffolk in one of his (UK) driving videos. Such a good trainer, interesting to watch. It's not all bad though, more SP horses outside the UK -- "Worldwide, there are only around 2,500 Suffolk Punch horses. The greater percentage of these are in North America, approximately 2000, with only around 440 in their original homeland of Great Britain." The English certainly knew how to breed great horses. SP, Tbred, Cleveland Bays and so on
I have a czech drafthorse for horseback riding. I have to say I hope soon more people will find out what magnificent horses drafthorses are for the average joe. He never spooks and is safe to ride by everyone. Always polite and very very charming. Pretty sure Lexy and Victoria would make amazing horseback riding horses additionally to what they were breed for. Hope they can become more popular so none of the old draft horse breeds get lost.
I passed my SCQF (RQF for those south of the border i think) level 6 in agriculture back in June, I've watched this channel over the last 2 year and the videos have helped me through so much! . And it's safe to say that I want to be in the agriculture industry as much as I need to breathe. The only problem is, is that I live in a town and I need to surround myself with farming. Been asking for volunteer jobs on farms nearby within travel distance. Hopefully when I get my license I'll have a better chance.
Congratulations! Fantastic achievement. We are so humbled to have helped. It sounds like you're very much on the right track, a driving licence will certainly open you up to more opportunities. We wish you every luck, keep us posted with your progress 👍
@@CotswoldFarmPark I definitely will! The Scottish Borders is pretty much just a big farm in its self, so I have plenty of options haha. Once I get a car, I'm gonna maybe take a country side management course at SRUC Baroney to really give me the qualifications I need haha. Again... It's just finding the farmers that need the hand , you'd be surprised how many have turned me down just because I'm less experienced due to not being brought up around the industry, (I'm a townie). But I don't let it stop me! I have a passion for something that a lot of young people aren't much interested in anymore so I'll make my mark somewhere! But genuinely a big thanks for helping me throughout my college years haha!
If they need breeding stock, there's a beautiful stallion also on youtube, on Working Horses with Jim. His name is Baron, he's in upper New York state here in the US. I'm not sure if they'll take American Suffolks though. But he's really an exemplary Suffolk, currently a stallion and his owner is preparing to geld him. (Reasonably so, a stud is hard to manage around a working farm, even a good boy like him.) In the meantime, he's freezing his semen, which apparently freezes beautifully and he's a strong producer. Baron's already sired a daughter with Jim's Belgian mare, and she looks like her daddy so he stamps his get. You can see how he works, how he moves and handles on Jim's channel. I know preventing inbreeding is a big deal in rare/threatened breeds, but that doesn't mean Baron conforms to standard and is good for the continuation of the Suffolk Punch. Just an idea.
Jim did say that he was registered. And this issue of recognising another country's papers is an unfortunate one. The US is a large country and it might have more Suffolks than the UK but when you take everything into account very few Americans have seen or had dealings with Suffolks. They know Belgians, Percherons and Cydesdales. Jim is in touch with Jason Rutledge but he gets bombarded with comments from folk who know little or nothing about the breed, some of them believe that quality stallions are readily available and are 'ten a dollar'. If the horse could be sold to someone who was running or wanting to run a Suffolk stud and a gelding be obtained as a replacement that could be the best option. The trouble is the horse is just so good even though he is not fully trained.@@biddydibdab9180
@@DeCasoU1 He is a fantastic horse in his looks and in his solid mind. The way he has progressed in his training, and his work ethic (do horses have a work ethic?), are quite extraordinary.
Your Videos are really the very BEST...... Excellent for young students as well.❤ Kids love animals generally. Sending this to my Cousin who has a small farm.
I was just about to ask if the Suffolks were commonly, if not always, chestnut. Then he said it. Lovely ❤❤❤ Bring out that shine! Brush brush brush brush.
I also watch a UA-cam channel, where a man called Jim works with Suffolk Punch horses and he has a stallion Baron that he has recently saved semen from and is looking to see if anyone else would like some straws.
I'd love to own a Suffolk, been looking at them but because of their rarity they're hard to come by. Would love to drive them, they seem amazing for it.
I've had the good fortune to actually work with these beautiful animals (at a historic site outside of Charleston, SC). They are really sweet, totally willing, and sometimes quite goofy. We did find that they just didn't have the strength to pull a fully loaded large carriage, so they were sold and the site went with American Belgians.
@@CotswoldFarmPark we had a 5 year old, named Chief, who could walk across flat ground and fall. One day, our farrier was working on him, and he started to list sideways. I happened to be walking through the barn, saw what was happening, and basically braced him with my body until the farrier was finished.
I don't know what breed it was, but my father told a tale, they were from Yorkshire...his uncle and a few ol' gus were talking, and the horse had a sense of humor, and parked his hoof on my dad's foot, hot heavily, but just so he couldn't move it,when it was noticed , was told to move your foot you bugger, it gave a real horse laugh...
Heya Adam how’s you? Is lexy in-foal again? My dad and I came to your farm in the summer this year and one of the staff said lexy was at stud. I was a bit upset I didn’t get to meet her.
Oh i would love to have one 💖 I have an almost 31 year old Appaloosa in grt condition, other then being deaf...he isnt the original app breed he has quarter horse, acts like an app tho 😁
Lovely horse! You might not want to tie any horse to a gate, though. One spook and they can jump, pull the gate partially off and get tangled. I watched a young woman tie her horse to a gate and it did just that, breaking its leg and neck . Please, no more tying to a gate. People watch these videos to learn and you’ve just taught them, by example, to do something dangerous.
She wasn’t tied to the gate. Look again and you’ll see the head collar was tied to baling twine which was tied to the gate. I’m sure Adam knows what he’s doing. He’s been keeping horses for years.
You got some of your historic information wrong Adam. They may well have been 'stabled' in rough sheds and barns but all working farm horses were highly cared for because without them the farm didn't run. Daily grooming, best forage and grain etc.
Their hooves are naturally massive, almost dinner plate sized and relatively shallow compared to horses. I have no doubt that this man ensures that excellent care is taken of their hooves.
The flies are attracted to a sticky discharge, which could mean a blocked tear-duct. Elderly horses are more prone to this, due to a weakened immune-system.
Hello, I don't mean to be heretical, but in order to have more genetic diversity, has there been any discussion about interbreeding a bit with a similar European draft horse, for example, maybe the Breton? I suppose things aren't that dire -- am just wondering. And are you mailing semen back and forth across the Atlantic? Thanks for replying if you have the chance!
We currently have 4 registered Suffolks in the US, 2 mares and 2 yearlings. The mares are trained to work on our farm and the youngsters will be trained with light work starting in the fall of their 2 year old year. We love the breed and do what we can to support them here. They are very popular as a work horse with great temperaments and shorter than most Belgians and Percherons in this area, US East coast mid-Atlantic region.
Hopefully you've seen Working Horses With Jim channel, he has a nice Suffolk stallion to breed your mares to (can now ship)
The stallion that the mares were bred to before is closer but we have no more plans to breed. The older mare has had 5 foals so that is plenty of her genes directly into the breed . We have 2 of her daughters so who knows a few years down the road when we need more foals we might breed again. But yes I did know about his stallion. The stud book lists the locations of all the stallions and the national Suffolk registry now has a computer breeding program to help prevent too much inbreeding with our very small gene pool. @@ElizabethDMadison
Amazed that there are so few around. Somehow I was aware of this breed, have a feeling from old books on horses or perhaps Black Beauty? Victoria is a beautiful lady. Thank you for making us aware of this magnificent horse.
@@ElizabethDMadisonI'm not sure if Jim's Baron is a registered Suffolk though as he came from an Amish breeder.
Although he's an awesome example of the breed, if he isn't registered it's unlikely English breeders would use his semen. They are understandably very protective of the stud book as well as who has custody of the mares.
@@lemonladyYTJim Gordon has three Registered Suffolk horses. Ralph Rice, Jason Rutledge, Chad Vogel, Carl Whittaker and others have registered Suffolk Punch Horses in the US and Canada.
I worked with four Suffolk Punches at an equine therapy center in Massachusetts and they were some of the most intuitive horses on the farm...incredibly sweet, hard workers and so very attentive to the humans on their backs.
awwwww Victoria and Lexy!..beautiful...Thankyou for making these videos.
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I love the Suffolk, they are my favourite of the draught horses.
Beautiful ladies! Thanks for the education and beauty shared!
Beautiful Lexy! Lexy is a very kind hearted draft horse.
Our apologies, thank you to those who commented. There are only around 500 left in the UK*, and we're incredibly grateful for the efforts of our friends across the pond.
So sad to see so many of these beautiful heavy breeds becoming endangered. We owe them everything, really, our entire civilization has been contingent on their power. I hope as people start to reconsider their rural practises that these horses will reclaim their working status. Here in NZ people are returning to using them on farms and vineyards and it's great to see.
Hes a perfect riding horse for the slightly bigger rider. Beautiful trot that you can just relax into. Quick learners can learn dressage too even from a beginner like me. Shout out to merlin in crickhowell.
Beautiful horse
Shame only a few are left
Thanks for sharing
Barry Hook, of Horse Drawn Productions on UA-cam features a Suffolk in one of his (UK) driving videos. Such a good trainer, interesting to watch.
It's not all bad though, more SP horses outside the UK -- "Worldwide, there are only around 2,500 Suffolk Punch horses. The greater percentage of these are in North America, approximately 2000, with only around 440 in their original homeland of Great Britain."
The English certainly knew how to breed great horses. SP, Tbred, Cleveland Bays and so on
I have a czech drafthorse for horseback riding. I have to say I hope soon more people will find out what magnificent horses drafthorses are for the average joe. He never spooks and is safe to ride by everyone. Always polite and very very charming. Pretty sure Lexy and Victoria would make amazing horseback riding horses additionally to what they were breed for. Hope they can become more popular so none of the old draft horse breeds get lost.
Wow, only 500? That's not many! These are beautiful horses. I'm glad they being helped so they can carry on.
I passed my SCQF (RQF for those south of the border i think) level 6 in agriculture back in June, I've watched this channel over the last 2 year and the videos have helped me through so much! . And it's safe to say that I want to be in the agriculture industry as much as I need to breathe. The only problem is, is that I live in a town and I need to surround myself with farming. Been asking for volunteer jobs on farms nearby within travel distance. Hopefully when I get my license I'll have a better chance.
Congratulations! Fantastic achievement. We are so humbled to have helped. It sounds like you're very much on the right track, a driving licence will certainly open you up to more opportunities. We wish you every luck, keep us posted with your progress 👍
@@CotswoldFarmPark I definitely will! The Scottish Borders is pretty much just a big farm in its self, so I have plenty of options haha. Once I get a car, I'm gonna maybe take a country side management course at SRUC Baroney to really give me the qualifications I need haha. Again... It's just finding the farmers that need the hand , you'd be surprised how many have turned me down just because I'm less experienced due to not being brought up around the industry, (I'm a townie). But I don't let it stop me! I have a passion for something that a lot of young people aren't much interested in anymore so I'll make my mark somewhere! But genuinely a big thanks for helping me throughout my college years haha!
Beautiful, beautiful mare. I have a Saddlebred almost that size, believe it or not. She's a gentle giant. Thank you for sharing!
If they need breeding stock, there's a beautiful stallion also on youtube, on Working Horses with Jim. His name is Baron, he's in upper New York state here in the US. I'm not sure if they'll take American Suffolks though. But he's really an exemplary Suffolk, currently a stallion and his owner is preparing to geld him. (Reasonably so, a stud is hard to manage around a working farm, even a good boy like him.) In the meantime, he's freezing his semen, which apparently freezes beautifully and he's a strong producer. Baron's already sired a daughter with Jim's Belgian mare, and she looks like her daddy so he stamps his get. You can see how he works, how he moves and handles on Jim's channel. I know preventing inbreeding is a big deal in rare/threatened breeds, but that doesn't mean Baron conforms to standard and is good for the continuation of the Suffolk Punch. Just an idea.
I’ve been thinking of Jim’s Baron as I watch this but I can’t remember if Baron is papered.
@@biddydibdab9180..... Insisting on a closed stud book is how you will lose the breed imho
Jim did say that he was registered. And this issue of recognising another country's papers is an unfortunate one. The US is a large country and it might have more Suffolks than the UK but when you take everything into account very few Americans have seen or had dealings with Suffolks. They know Belgians, Percherons and Cydesdales. Jim is in touch with Jason Rutledge but he gets bombarded with comments from folk who know little or nothing about the breed, some of them believe that quality stallions are readily available and are 'ten a dollar'. If the horse could be sold to someone who was running or wanting to run a Suffolk stud and a gelding be obtained as a replacement that could be the best option. The trouble is the horse is just so good even though he is not fully trained.@@biddydibdab9180
@@DeCasoU1 He is a fantastic horse in his looks and in his solid mind. The way he has progressed in his training, and his work ethic (do horses have a work ethic?), are quite extraordinary.
@@biddydibdab9180All three of Jim Gordon’s Suffolk Punch horses are registered.
She is georgeous❤❤❤❤❤❤. What a sweet girl. It's important to save her breed.
what beautiful horses wow
Your Videos are really the very BEST......
Excellent for young students as well.❤
Kids love animals generally.
Sending this to my
Cousin who has a small farm.
WOW - What a gorgeous girl!!! Thank you for educating us! God Bless
Beautiful horse, enjoyed this little informative clip 😊
I was just about to ask if the Suffolks were commonly, if not always, chestnut. Then he said it. Lovely ❤❤❤ Bring out that shine! Brush brush brush brush.
Too many species are endangered, I have worked with many. Thankyou for supporting the survival of a magnificent horse.
The Suffolk Punch was always my favorite draft horse
Thank you Adam , love your videos , wasn’t about twenty years ago it was highlighted on Countryfile they were becoming a rare breed Adam ?
I also watch a UA-cam channel, where a man called Jim works with Suffolk Punch horses and he has a stallion Baron that he has recently saved semen from and is looking to see if anyone else would like some straws.
I’ve always thought the Suffolk Punch is the most beautiful horse because it’s not too big, strong and thick with the most beautiful neck.
""Suffolk born and Suffolk bred - strong in the arm and thick in the head"! And yes, that applies to me!!
It's always good to learn about horses 😊❤
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I'd love to own a Suffolk, been looking at them but because of their rarity they're hard to come by. Would love to drive them, they seem amazing for it.
Victoria is beautiful
Shes the same age as my mule. Id love to see a suffolk mule!! Double sturdy and hardy i bet. Breed a good mammoth jack with victoria. ❤
Thank you for sharing. There is Suffolk semen being collected here in US, up state New York. “Working horses with Jim”.🐴
I've had the good fortune to actually work with these beautiful animals (at a historic site outside of Charleston, SC). They are really sweet, totally willing, and sometimes quite goofy.
We did find that they just didn't have the strength to pull a fully loaded large carriage, so they were sold and the site went with American Belgians.
Goofy is an incredibly accurate adjective, they can be a little clumsy with not knowing their size 😅
@@CotswoldFarmPark we had a 5 year old, named Chief, who could walk across flat ground and fall. One day, our farrier was working on him, and he started to list sideways. I happened to be walking through the barn, saw what was happening, and basically braced him with my body until the farrier was finished.
I learned about the Suffolk Punch as they're featured in Red Dead Redemption 2 as one of the draft breeds.
I don't know what breed it was, but my father told a tale, they were from Yorkshire...his uncle and a few ol' gus were talking, and the horse had a
sense of humor, and parked his hoof on my dad's foot, hot heavily, but just so he couldn't move it,when it was noticed , was told to move your foot you bugger, it gave a real horse laugh...
Heya Adam how’s you? Is lexy in-foal again? My dad and I came to your farm in the summer this year and one of the staff said lexy was at stud. I was a bit upset I didn’t get to meet her.
I hope SUFFOLK horses become more many
Oh i would love to have one 💖
I have an almost 31 year old Appaloosa in grt condition, other then being deaf...he isnt the original app breed he has quarter horse, acts like an app tho 😁
Lovely girls Adam.
Someone send the man a bowler hat!
Lovely horse! You might not want to tie any horse to a gate, though. One spook and they can jump, pull the gate partially off and get tangled. I watched a young woman tie her horse to a gate and it did just that, breaking its leg and neck . Please, no more tying to a gate. People watch these videos to learn and you’ve just taught them, by example, to do something dangerous.
She wasn’t tied to the gate. Look again and you’ll see the head collar was tied to baling twine which was tied to the gate. I’m sure Adam knows what he’s doing. He’s been keeping horses for years.
Don’t ya just love it when people try to teach ya how to suck eggs eh Adam?
Eriskay Ponies at just as much risk with only 420.
She's a beautiful girl is Lexi (so is Victoria)
You got some of your historic information wrong Adam. They may well have been 'stabled' in rough sheds and barns but all working farm horses were highly cared for because without them the farm didn't run. Daily grooming, best forage and grain etc.
Working Horses with Jim, (you tube) has 2 Suffolk horses. Perhaps you can get some DNA from them. Both males.
Lexy could do with a farrier visit
Beautiful girls, but I'd do a good trim on the hooves. All that weight would spread my feet apart as well ❤
Their hooves are naturally massive, almost dinner plate sized and relatively shallow compared to horses.
I have no doubt that this man ensures that excellent care is taken of their hooves.
Horses need more jobs and for this the constant voices complaining and criticizing need to be ignored .
Please put fly hats on them! I hate to see horses with flies all over their eyes!
The flies are attracted to a sticky discharge, which could mean a blocked tear-duct. Elderly horses are more prone to this, due to a weakened immune-system.
Hello, I don't mean to be heretical, but in order to have more genetic diversity, has there been any discussion about interbreeding a bit with a similar European draft horse, for example, maybe the Breton? I suppose things aren't that dire -- am just wondering.
And are you mailing semen back and forth across the Atlantic? Thanks for replying if you have the chance!
Since I was a little girl, I've always loved the Suffolk Punch.