What Is the Shire Horse? Shire horses are magnificent, tall, gentle, noble, and strong horses bred in England. Shire horses are one of the oldest breeds of draft horses — large, heavy breeds of ...

Ken Young, from the Shire Horse Society, said: "The extinction of British shire horses is a distinct possibility - we have to do something now rather than wait until it is too late, which could be ...

The owner of a shire horse has thanked firefighters and others who helped save her beloved animal from a ditch. Bilbo, 14, ...

Her passion began when she met her husband, Richard, who has worked on the Shire horse scene since childhood. Emma has produced Shires for ridden work for several years, and she is a regular face ...

A group of 19 abandoned Shire horses abandoned to face a “bleak” winter are now ... now have a bright future ahead of them”. A 19hh horse rescued by World Horse Welfare is set for a career ...

The arrival of three rare shire horse foals at a Nottinghamshire farm has been hailed as "wonderful news" by an animal conservation group. Once a common sight in farms and industry, shire horses ...

The owners of a young shire horse have thanked emergency services ... The horse suffered severe gashes to his legs, face and body and cracked a front tooth, which requires specialist attention.

I like to see them light up,” he said. Henry, the horse, lowered his head so Clayton Vetter could brush it before he harnessed the Shire on Dec. 10, 2023. Though the Shires are calm and gentle ...

Clayton Vetter drives Henry and Cooper, a Shire horse team, around Lincoln Park in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on Dec. 10, 2023. The Vetters, who also operate Patch on the Point Pumpkin Patch ...