This Extraordinary General Meeting has been convened at the request of 25 members to consider amending the Articles of Association. All fully paid-up members at 18th June 2025 and new members who have joined prior to 19th May 2025, will be sent voting papers with an explanation of the changes.
EGM Notice and Agenda NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Suffolk Horse Society will be held on Monday 14th July 2025 in the Trinity Rooms on the Suffolk Showground, Trinity Park, Felixstowe Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP3 8UH, at 6.30pm, for the purpose of transacting the following business:
1. Apologies
2. To vote on the following Special Resolution:
14.3 to remove the following: (or at the discretion of the member of the council for one further period of one year)
23.1 No ordinary councilman may stand for election as either an ordinary councilman or any other elected or non-elected position, which for the purpose of this Article shall be called (“Councilman”), after two consecutive terms or 8 years without retiring for one year. After said year, the member may stand again for council.
23.2 Any councilman in position at the date of the adoption of 23.1(“Adoption Date”) shall automatically retire at the date of the first Annual General Meeting, when their term ends, immediately following the Adoption Date. Any such councilman may stand for election at such Annual General Meeting providing they have served less than two consecutive terms or 8 years at the date of such
Annual General Meeting.
By order of the Council
Gail Sprake, Company Secretary
REGISTERED OFFICE: Suffolk Horse Society Office, Suite 8, Base Business Park, Rendlesham, Suffolk, IP12 2TZ
NOTE:
To have the right to attend and vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting, members must be fully paid up members of the Suffolk Horse Society. Any member so entitled may appoint a proxy to attend and vote on his/her behalf, provided that the proxy form is properly completed and returned to the independent returning officer at Larking Gowen no later than 12 noon on Friday 11th July 2025.
Read current Articles of Association
EGM Voting
How to complete voting paper to vote at the EGM
- Complete your name and address
- Add the name of the person you are appointing as a proxy (they must be a fully paid-up member)
- Put a cross in the box of how you wish to vote
- Sign the form and add your membership number
- Return the form to Larking Gowen in the red envelope
Congratulations Colin Aldous on your upcoming special Birthday.
We would like to thank you for your continued support, and kindly requesting donations to celebrate your birthday go to The Suffolk Horse Society and The Suffolk Punch Trust.
Please see the QR code below.
***Now Available ***
The 2025 Stallion Booklet
(includes 5 years generaion pedigree for each Stallion)
£7 to include P&P (UK only)
To order, please call 01394 380643 or email admin@suffolkhorsesociety.org.uk
This booklet was created without any financial gain.
Census 2024
Owners Manual
Important Notice: The Suffolk Horse Society Owner’s Manual was published and circulated to all horse owners in April 2021.
The office is in the process of updating the Owner’s Manual and many of the original documents printed and included in the 2021 Manual have been replaced with more up-to-date documents.
Please note that the update of the electronic Owner’s Manual remains a ‘work in progress’, please contact the office if there are any queries.
Suffolk Horse Society Passports
The Society has taken the decision to clarify the passporting of Suffolk horses to make it clearer for all who own or sell or purchase a Suffolk.
All pure breed Suffolk horses entered into the main section of the Stud Book will carry a green passport cover going forward.
An international registered Suffolk horse or an eligible part breed Suffolk horse will carry a brown passport cover.
Any animals still holding the original white passport or burgundy passport cover please return them to the office as these need the paperwork updating, as they are out of date.
Please call the office so they are aware that your passport is on its way, and please post by recorded delivery.
PLEASE NOTE: These updates will be done free of charge. Any blue passport covers can also be sent in to have the cover changed but these do hold the correct documentation papers.
suffolkhorsesociety.org.uk
We are in the process of updating the Society’s website so that all information is up to date and relevant.
We plan to provide information on upcoming events as soon as this is available, so please do keep an eye on the website for the latest information.
Similarly, if you spot any errors or inaccuracies please let the office know and we can make the necessary amendments.
Office phones are manned between 9am – 1pm Monday to Friday. If you do not receive an answer please leave a message and we will call you back as soon as we can.
Tel no: 01394 380643
The phone will be answered between 9am and 12.30pm Monday to Friday
Did you know, the Suffolk Horse breed, as we know it today, can be traced back to 1768?
The Suffolk Horse Society (SHS) was founded in 1877 and since then has maintained the stud book and the breed standard. We are the ONLY charity that supports all Suffolk horse owners and breeders.
Suffolk Horses are registered on the Priority list of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust,making them critically endangered. Less than 500 pure bred Suffolk Horses are registered in the UK now, making them more endangered that the Giant Panda. The Suffolk Horse Society raise funds to pay for breeding grants, showing grants, and for research into breeding techniques to prevent the breed from dying out.
Traditionally the Suffolk Horse was bred to work the clay soil of East Anglia, but today the Suffolk Horse has become a more versatile breed. It is still used for agricultural work, ploughing and timber hauling, particularly in conservation areas. But it is also shown in-hand and in turnout classes. It is driven in parades, promotions, competitions, and Suffolk horses are increasingly being ridden and even compete in gymkhana and agility!
How can you help?
By becoming a member of the SHS.
Your subscription and donations will help fund what this charity does:
• Pays Breeding Grants to Mare & Stallion Owners.
• Pays Travel Grants to owners to help promote the horse, enabling more people to see these wonderful animals.
• Organises Training days for Members and new owners to help pass on the skills required to manage and work these horses.
• Maintains a bank of frozen semen for future use by breeders worldwide.
• Funds veterinary and scientific work to assist in the breeding of Suffolk Horses.