However, geneticists consider the breed important to preserve. South Carolina’s state heritage horse, the marsh tacky is a critically endangered breed. Once a common sight as a workhorse in the ...

The hair test looks for genetic markers associated with different horse breeds to determine an animal ... “A true wild, ...

Suffolk Punch horses are classified as "critically endangered" by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. The horse, called Besthorpe Peacetime, is five years old and stands at about 1.8m (6ft ...