ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW PREVIEW: A Clydesdale stud with historic links to the show

One of the oldest and best known names in the world of breeding Clydesdale horses is Muirton Stud run by the Clark family. Erika Hay paid them a visit.

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ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW PREVIEW: A Clydesdale stud with historic links to the show

One of the oldest and best known names in the world of breeding Clydesdale horses is Muirton Stud run by the Clark family. Muirton Stud was founded by Thomas Clark in 1931, although he had been making...

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