Balmoral 2024: Majestic Clydesdale horse

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00:00This is Janine Dunlop from Eglinton on riding her Clydesdale horse, what's the name of the

00:06horse Janine?

00:07It's Donnyborough McClure.

00:08And it is a mighty big horse?

00:10Yeah, she's 17 and 1 hands high.

00:14And is she hard to handle?

00:15She's not, she's only a baby, she's learning the rope, but she's doing really well.

00:19She's just a baby?

00:20Yeah.

00:21Is she going to get much bigger?

00:22She'll start to fall out I would say.

00:24Right, okay.

00:25She's already mighty big, and tell me what's so special about this breed for you Janine

00:29compared to other breeds?

00:30She's just, we're coming from a farming background, so it's lovely to have Clydesdale still on

00:31the farm at home.

00:32Yes.

00:33And traditionally they were bred for farming, but it's over the years now, it's amazing

00:34what they can do, and they have such a mighty step.

00:41So do they still have practical applications?

00:43They do, you can still use them within the farm, yes.

00:47And what practical ways would you have used it before?

00:49Me personally, I don't do any farming with them, but I just like the idea of having them

00:54on the farm.

00:55Yes.

00:56But my ancestors, they would have had them on the farm previously.

00:58They're a beautiful horse aren't they?

00:59Yes.

01:00Thank you very much.

01:01Thank you.