Glad I didn't meet the rest of it!

[The History Man]

Sad to think of these huge beasts meeting such a tragic end.

 

[NeilM]

Re:

So many Suffolk Punches were destroyed, they remain an endangered breed.

 

[mattr]

http://www.samuelsmithsbrewery.co.uk/site/shire-horses/

We used to run into these fairly often when riding the lanes round Tadcaster BITD. Even after they were officially retired we used to pop by the place they were stabled. (Had family connected to the brewery trade. And living in Tadcaster.)

Edit:- Reading the page it seems like they've been unretired again!

 

[The History Man]

Fantastic.