To buyI think, on balance, the Tamworth is my favourite pig. Gloucester Old Spots and Oxford Sandy and Blacks come close, but Tamworths are full of spirit and character. Their long straight snouts betray a wild boar ancestry more than many modern breeds.
I've worked this image up from the sketches and photos I made at last year's Royal Show. Sadly, 2009 is the last Royal I believe, and last year was certainly quieter than I remember when I was a kid. There weren't many pigs, mainly due to Blue Tongue travel restrictions.
However, those pigs that were there were thoroughly entertaining - especially the younger animals that ran their bowler-hatted, white-coated minders ragged.
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