The Shire horse is a British draught horse ... and other breeds to create a powerful draught animal called the Old English Black Horse in the 17th century. By the late 18th century, a stallion ...

Many of them were Shire Horses: when the breed society was created in 1878, its stated aims were to promote the “Old English Breed of Cart Horse”. Then, when the First World War broke out in ...

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

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 Society has been working since 1878 to promote and protect the Shire horse, previously called the Old English breed of Cart Horse. The recent Annual Spring Show proved more popular than ever ...

A variety of horses and drivers will be represented at the Old Sturbridge Village Sleigh Rally. At last year’s event, breeds included Haflinger, Standard Bred, English Shire, Gypsy, Clydesdale ...

If the shoe fits: farrier Nigel Fennell (right) working on one of John Wilson's Shire horses in Hampshire ... "No foot, no horse" is an old maxim dating back to the days when the animals were ...

A farm has sold a second shire ... Horse Farm in Crymych, Pembrokeshire, will follow in his hoofprints. Ed will join Celt and it is hoped they can perform in ceremonies together. If five-year-old ...