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larly on dangerously sloping areas and other places hard to access or, as with Great Meadow, properties concerned about protecting the turf.
For horsepower, Rutledge relies on a rare English breed, the Suffolk Punch. Created from selective breeding of other working horses around Suffolk, England in the 1700s, the Suffolk Punch was bred to be a working farm horse. Most important is a willing, kind disposition, making the breed suitable for a small family farm. Standing between 15-16 hands, with short legs, a straight shoulder (for better pulling capacity) and no feathers (so the lower legs won’t hold dirt and mud when working in the forest), the Suffolk was nearly eliminated with the increased use of tractors after World War II.
The breed is listed as “Critical” with the Livestock
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