The Shire horse is also called the "war horse," "cart horse," and the "Lincolnshire Giant." The first Shire horse was imported into the U.S. in 1853, and their popularity peaked there in the 1880s.

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 ...

A Shire horse mare called Swift was rescued by Devon fire crews after falling and becoming trapped in a ditch. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said crews from Plymstock and Camels Head ...

BLACKFOOT – Long before Shire horses were used to pull heavy artillery in both world wars, they were already considered “the War Horse”.

A pair of orphaned racehorse foals have been adopted by a shire horse in Devon. Sammy the shire horse had recently lost her own foal when the thoroughbreds, whose own mothers had died, were ...

Clayton Vetter drives Henry and Cooper, a Shire horse team, around Lincoln Park in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on Dec. 10, 2023. Ann Bailey / Agweek.

Rowlands argued that the Shire Horse was no longer a fundamental part of the local community’s wellbeing and social needs. The Council's decision, encapsulated in a notice dated 26 March 2024, ...

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 ...

A Shire horse mare called Swift was rescued by Devon fire crews after falling and becoming trapped in a ditch. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said crews from Plymstock and Camels Head ...

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 ...