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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton

Hackney horses at risk but native goats thriving in the UK

Goats
Bagot goats in Cumbria. Photograph: Ann and Steve Toon/Alamy

While hundreds of Hackney horses once elegantly clip-clopped around London pulling carriages, the breed is now dying out because that mode of transport is no longer used.

The Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) annual watchlist has highlighted the breed as at risk because there are just 31 breeding females left in the UK.

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