A Suffolk horse can only be chesnut (traditionally spelt without the central ‘t’) in colour, with no white markings on the body or legs and only a small amount on the face.

Before the First World War there were many thousands of Suffolks throughout East Anglia, as they were ideal for working the land and for draught work. Farm horses were gradually replaced by tractors from the early 1940’s.

Modern Suffolks are typically 15.3hh – 17.1hh (a hand [hh] being 4 inches/10cm). The height is taken at the withers (where the top line of the neck meets the back).

A Suffolk Punch stallion can weigh over 1 tonne!

Suffolk's feet are roughly twice as big as thoroughbreds. 

The prefix of our Stud is Colony, which dates back to the Colonial College days. This is why our horses have an ‘official name’ - for instance Colony Eli or Colony Gremlin.

Our tradition is to name our foals each year with the same letter, following on in alphabetical order. 

The Rare Breeds Survival Trust categorises the Suffolk Punch Horse breed as critically endangered because of the relatively low number of Suffolk Punch Horse mares of breeding age in the UK (currently around 90 breeding age mares against a critically endangered threshold of 300).

Suffolk Punches are still occasionally used for agriculture and there is growing interest in using them for eco-sensitive logging, for general haulage and as a ridden horse.