Buyer question
Is a Suffolk Punch horse good for beginners?
Yes: our Animal Library rates the Suffolk Punch horse 4 out of 5 for beginners (calm, but size is real).
Source: the Suffolk Punch horse page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Suffolk Punch horse in the Animal Library
The detail
An English draft horse from Suffolk, always chestnut, compact and clean-legged, bred for farm work on heavy clay. Suffolks are calm, hardy and easy to keep, and the breed is critically rare.
- Temperament
- Calm, hardy, willing
- Best fit
- Farm work, conservation
- Trainability
- 4 out of 5 (Willing and calm)
- Upkeep
- 3 out of 5 (Easy keeper for a draft)
- Energy
- 2 out of 5 (Steady worker)
What to weigh
Suffolks are very rare, so breeding choices are limited and inbreeding needs watching. As easy keepers they gain weight quickly.