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Originally Posted by glatt
I always thought they were unusual, but it never occurred to me that they are scarce, like we might want to keep some around as a resource in case we ever need them in the future.
I'd love to see a graph of the world population of horses and also horse varieties.
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The Rare Breeds Survival Trust categorises the Shire as 'at risk'.
I'm not sure how the Clydesdale is doing, but I recall that the Suffolk Punch was in real danger a few years ago.
I know that there is a chap by the name of Smrt in Illinois who has a successful Shire breeding programme and of course Budweiser do their bit for the Clydesdale.
Spent a very enjoyable afternoon at the Budweiser stables near Ft Collins a few years ago. Happy days.
