Whitchurch conservationist engages Princess Royal to help save breed

A Whitchurch-based conservationist had met with Princess Anne to look at taking urgent action to save a rare horse breed.

The critically endangered Suffolk Punch, one of the world’s oldest heavy horse breeds, is at the centre of a new interview brought together by the team at D&H equine group, with Tullis Matson, managing director of Stallion AI Services and founder of conservation charity Natures Safe.

Mr Matson recently spoke with HRH The Princess Royal in a filmed interview at her home, Gatcombe Park about the breed’s future.The Princess Royal has bred and kept Suffolk Punches at Gatcombe Park for three generations and is regarded as one of the breed's most prominent champions.