• This East Anglian horse is the oldest and purest of the British heavy breeds

• All Suffolk Punches trace their descent from one stallion, Thomas Crisps's Horse of Ufford

• This breed took its name from Suffolk in England

• Early Suffolk's were probably influenced by Norfolk Roadsters, developed in East Anglia from the 16th century

• The Suffolk is an all-round farm horse

• Its legs have no feathering so they can work on heavy clay lands

• It is an extremely powerful draught horse

• The head is relatively large with a broad forehead and short, alert ears

• The body is deep and rounded and the quarters are massive, which is why the horse is often described as short and fat! (The legs are also short, but powerful)

• It stands at between 16 and 16.3 hands high and is cold blooded

• The Suffolk Punch is chestnut in colour