Shire horse sizes are the largest among all British draft horses and can stand up to roughly 17.2 hands tall (69 inches). A fully grown stallion can weigh more than 2,000 pounds.

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 Shire horse is a British draught horse, ... Horses were probably crossed with Friesians and other breeds to create a powerful draught animal called the Old English Black Horse in the 17th century.

An adorable miniature Shetland pony has found friendship with a huge Shire horse who is more than twice her size. Standing at just 32 inches tall you might assume Shona, the 28-year-old Shetland ...

Perfect for horse enthusiasts, competitive riders, and anyone fascinated by the harmony of strength and elegance in nature’s most powerful creatures. Animal Fact Posted: May 30, 2025 | Last ...

Heavy lifting! Firefighters rescue a Shire horse from a sewage pit after it got 'spooked' and fell in. Bill had fell into a hole after being spooked in field in Hildersham, Cambridge ...

Date: c. 550 B.C.E. Origin: Boeotia (central Greece) Description: Small terracotta figurine of a horse with a legless rider on its back. Buff clay with details added in black. Additional photos of ...

Jojo, a 19-year-old shire horse mare, needed an hour’s specialist treatment on her teeth last week. She spent the entire session with Hetty the black sheep snuggled underneath her.

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 National Shire Horse Show, which has run for more than 140 years, is being staged at Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire on Saturday and Sunday. The show was cancelled in 2020 and 2021.

The owners of a young shire horse have thanked emergency services and local supporters after he was rescued from a cattle grid. Four-year-old Piper, who is 17 hands tall, suffered serious injuries ...

Shire horse foal Hayfield Highwayman is one of a kind at a Staffordshire stud. When he was born just two weeks ago he became the first solid-coloured shire horse foal bred by the Hayfield Drum ...