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 ...

The nochalant walk of the two bay Shire horses in front belies the intensity ... Two short, but full black tails flick at the horse flies that proliferate, hover and bite on a day of high humidity in ...

“Me, they bite and push me ... With the passion shown by horse lovers like Kerry and Cheryl, and regular help from a vet, there’s still hope for the future of the Shire breed.

The Shire horse is a British draught horse, thought to originate in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire, although like many old breeds, its exact foundations are unknown. It is believed to have ...

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 ...

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 ...

The owners of a large shire horse who became trapped in a ditch have spoken of their "complete elation" to watch him being successfully rescued. Ben got stuck in a deep ditch at Ashwater in Devon ...

More than 200 of the heavy horses will compete at the Shire Horse Society Spring Show – the society’s largest show ever. Competitors will travel from Switzerland, Holland and Sweden to take part.

Three shire horse foals were born to three different mothers at the farm in Upton earlier this month The arrival of three rare shire horse foals at a Nottinghamshire farm has been hailed as ...