British Horse & Pony Breeds & their future by Clive Richardson equestrian horses

BRAND NEW book\n\nHardback\n\nISBN 9780851319469\nBritish Horse and Pony Breeds - and their future \nClive Richardson\n\""In the mid 1800s it was estimated that there were around 50 recognisable\n types of horses and ponies in Britain but relatively few of these \ndeveloped into breeds or survived into the twentieth century and, once \nlost, a breed cannot be genetically re-created. Today, both the \nmuch-loved Cleveland Bay and Suffolk Punch are on the critical list \n(less than 300) and there are fewer than 500 Exmoor ponies in the UK. \nPut into context, many British breeds are actually rarer than the Giant \nPanda.In this absorbing study of the breeds that have played a part in \nour history and our present, author Clive Richardson looks at how the \nnative equine has evolved and how we came to where we are today. He \nexamines the lost and minority breeds - including the Irish Hobby, the \nYorkshire Trotter, the Shales Horse, the Orkney and the Eriskay - \nillustrating the ease w.