The clydesdale horse the clydesdale horse

Dr Andy Dell on the all-conquering mare that inspired the genetic programme that has played a major part in reviving the Cleveland Bay and other rare breeds

With so much to see and do, here’s our guide to highlights at this year’s 166th show, when it returns to Harrogate at the Great Yorkshire Showground on July 8-11

The Large Black with its sizeable, lopped ears, deep black coat, and calm, friendly nature, is a true icon of British farming heritage, says Alix Chidley-Uttley

Horses and ponies cement their names in the history books as dreams are made at Scotland’s premier agricultural show

Alice Cosgrove, clerk of the course at Market Rasen, on British weather, being a raceday conductor, and her 19-year-old “grizzly bear” cob

Researchers looked at 10 years of top-level results to see whether breed matters at the sport’s peak