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ABOUT US
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My name is Matthew Burks and welcome to our family website for our team of Shire and Clydesdale horses. We also have pedigree Suffolk Punches and Shetland ponies, the ponies being my nephews, Harry West. The Burks family have been involved with heavy horses for over 50 years, my father Jim Burks is a Shire Horse Society Councillor and has been on the Shire Horse Society judges panel for over 30 years. He has owned and bred Shire horses most of his life under the "Ancholmes" prefix, named after the river that flows by the family farm. We have been lucky enough to have qualified twice for prestigious Shire Horse of the Year final. I (Matthew) am 27 years old and have been bought up with heavy horses and show under the "Matthews" prefix of Shire and Clydesdale horses, as well as also showing the rare Suffolk Punches. In 1997 I was the National Shire Horse Show Champion young handler and also was a qualifier for the Clydesdale young handler of the year. I am a Shire Horse Society council member, been elected in March 2007 and am the youngest serving councillor at this time, I am also on the Shire Horse Society judging panel and the youngest serving judge on this panel in the uk. I also serve on the Clydesdale Horse Society judging panel. We usually have several horses for sale at any one time, see our for sale page or contact us with your requirements. We sell our show horses and show our horses that are for sale. We also sell flights and plaits, pig oil etc and are pleased to help any newcomers in to the world of heavy horses and showing them. We do upwards of 20 shows a year, for further information please see our show horses page and also the gallery page.
Matt 2008 Ashover Show North Yorkshire County Show Northumberland County Show (Clydesdales) Midland Shire Foal Society - Young handler of the year finals Jim 2008 The Shire Horse of the Year Final (the highest accolade) Stokesley Show Matt 2009 South of England Show (Heavy horse turnouts) MEMBERS OF SHIRE HORSE SOCIETY CLYDESDALE HORSE SOCIETY BRITISH PERCHERON HORSE SOCIETY SUFFOLK HORSE SOCIETY EASTERN COUNTIES HEAVY HORSE ASSOCIATION LINCOLNSHIRE SHIRE HORSE ASSOCIATION MIDLAND SHIRE FOAL SOCIETY STAFFORDSHIRE SHIRE HORSE ASSOCIATION |
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