Could This Soon Be a Sight of the Past? ; to Many, a Heavy Horse Toiling to Pull a Plough Across a Muddy Field Conjures Up an Image of True Rural Tranquillity Sacrificed to the Tyranny of Tractors.

Western Morning News, The › January 29, 2009

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To many, a heavy horse toiling to pull a plough across a muddy field conjures up an image of true rural tranquillity sacrificed to the tyranny of tractors.

But according to one expert, traditional breeds of the magnificent beasts are on the brink of extinction, as interest in keeping and breeding them has waned to an all-time low.

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Could This Soon Be a Sight of the Past? ; to Many, a Heavy Horse Toiling to Pull a Plough Across a Muddy Field Conjures Up an Image of True Rural Tranquillity Sacrificed to the Tyranny of Tractors.

Harry Gotts has been entranced by heavy horses since he first came into the contact with the gentle giants at a farm to which he was evacuated duri...

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