CRACKING CLYDESDALES
Owner: Helen Chester
Horses: Chester, a 22-year-old, 15hh Shire x cob; Harrison, a seven-year-old, 18.2hh Clydesdale; Clementine, a five-year-old, 17hh Clydesdale
“I grew up around heavy horses as my granddad worked the land with Shires before he moved onto machinery. I was always drawn to them, and I’d say that my granddad steered me that way, too. He always said that I should have a heavy horse.
“My first heavy horse was a Clydesdale called Maverick, but I sadly lost him to colic when he was just two-and-a-half years old. He left a hole in my heart that I knew only a heavy horse could fill, but at the time I couldn’t afford to buy another one.
“I found Chester,aShire cross, and then later on when I was in a position to get two Clydesdales, Harrison came along, and Clementine not long afterwards.
