A Horse Of Staggering Proportions. Mammoth was a Shire horse, a British breed renowned for its size, gentle temperament, and use in heavy draft work.

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 are ...

The annual West Wales Shire Horse Society show will return to Aberaeron later this month. The show, which attracts crowds ...

Shire horse drawn-wagon team a rare treat for the holidays Cooper and Henry, a team of Shire horses, pulls a wagonload of people around Lincoln Park in Grand Forks on Dec. 10, 2023. Ann Bailey ...

Arlin Wareing and his family have participated in horse shows throughout the United States for many decades, often showing off their Shire horses with a six-horse hitch and wagon, seen pictured here.

Horses live for several decades. Centuries ago, one horse outlived most people at the time, and has yet to have its longevity ...

BLACKFOOT — Arlin Wareing isn’t really sure what it was that made him fall in love with Shire draft horses, but it’s lucky for the breed that he did.

The tribunal’s decision, delivered on 10 June 2025, is noteworthy not only for its implications for the Shire Horse but also for its consideration of community assets under the Localism Act 2011.

Biren and the Haugos have been building up their team of Shires since 2010, when Biren was asked by the horse owner to put together a Shire hitch. “I tried to convince him to do otherwise.

A dramatic rescue operation was launched after a shire horse fell into a deep pit. The horse, named Swift, from The Shire Horse Centre Farm fell down a culvert, prompting the search and rescue ...