Heavy Horses

We are excited to welcome Hazel and John to this years event with their beautiful Suffolk Punches.

They have five Suffolks in total that they have trained themselves. They do mainly agricultural turnout with wagons or farm implements at shows, country fairs etc. They have also have done weddings and funerals with a dray.

 Hazel tells me that they hope to be bringing 10 year old Pickworth Foxglove and 9 year old Whitton Thomas. Both are registered Suffolk Punches, a breed that is on the critically endangered list with the Rare Breeds Trust. Fox and Tom have worked together before but haven’t done an awful lot of ploughing. 

Don’t miss the chance to witness the beauty and strength of a heavy horse in harness at this years Brampton Plough Day and Country Fayre.

Step back in time and discover the integral role of heavy horses played on farm. From ploughing fields to hauling heavy loads, these magnificent creatures were the backbone of agriculture.