Colony Millennium - Suffolk Punch Special Edition
Ian & Fiona Fleming’s Colony Millennium is a stunning bright chesnut Suffolk Punch and a wonderful example of the breed. Born 24th January 2000, this 8 year old Suffolk is true to form with a perfect confirmation and action of the breed. He has won many prestigious ribbons in the past and we are proud to have him standing at the Equorum Stud to produce fabulous Suffolk Punch offspring with the Equorum Suffolk Mares. You can also have a replica of Colony Millennium if you wish just detail this on the order form.
A donation from all purchases of any Suffolk Punch will go to the Suffolk Horse Society to help with their breeding programs for this magnificent animal
Millennium
Suffolf Mares To Choose From: (1/12th scale)
The Suffolk Punch is always chesnut in colour and no other colour is accepted in the stud book. Standing as a special edition stallion, Colony Millennium is the perfect partner for our Equorum Suffolk mares who each produce a perfect example of the different chesnut colours associated with the breed. Whichever Mare you choose below youw ill be sure of a top quality colour on a top quality horse
Equorum Diamond in the Rough – Dark liver chesnut
Equorum Amazing But True – Dull dark chesnut
Equorum Scots Tartan – Light mealy chesnut
Equorum Scarlett Moon – Red chesnut
Equorum Summer Kiss – Golden chesnut
Equorum Lemon Grass – Lemon chesnut
Equorum Acorn Sweet – Bright chesnut
Breed History:
The Suffolk horse is the oldest breed of heavy horse in Great Britain. The breed dates from the sixteenth century but all animals alive today trace their male lines back to one stallion, a horse called Crisp’s Horse of Ufford, who was foaled in 1768. The Suffolk Punch was used in the country of Suffolk for agricultural work and as a draught horse. At the height of its popularity there were huge numbers of Suffolks in East Anglia and one might wonder why it was that, despite its clear commercial qualities, the breed never moved out of its homeland. It must be remembered however that until relatively recently East Anglia was a remote area isolated from the rest of the country. In the late 1930s the Suffolk did start to move out of East Anglia in a major way with new studs being started in a number of areas but it was too late, as agricultural mechanisation was looming. The need for a big increase in food production caused by the Second World War stimulated this and the large, level arable farms of East Anglia were ideal for early machinery. This dealt the Suffolk a severe blow and numbers fell dramatically, with large farms getting rid of forty horses in a single day. The number of horses on the market meant that the only buyers were the slaughter houses and in 1966 only nine Suffolk foals were born. It was realised that extinction was imminent and new breeders came to the rescue so that since that time the numbers have slowly risen. It takes a very long time to secure a breed from a very low number of individuals so the situation is still far from safe. The British Suffolk Horse Society was formed in 1877.
Breed Characteristics:
Origin:
Suffolk, United Kingdom
Colours: They are always chesnut and no other color is considered for admission to the stud book. The traditional spelling, still used by the Suffolk Horse Society, is "chesnut" (with no "t" in the middle of the word), and the Society recognizes seven distinct variations: dark approaching brown-black, liver colour or mahogany chesnut, dull dark chesnut, light mealy chesnut, red, golden, lemon, and bright chesnut. White markings are extremely rare, and are generally limited to small markings on the face and lower leg
Height: Upwards of 16:2hh
Conformation: Broad head, thick neck, short muscular body and short clean legs. Well balanced trot with good action, very hardy.
Character: Docile, Active, intelligent and gentle
Ideal for: Draught Horse, Driving and show horse.
