May 2, 2015

Shire

Name of Breed: Shire

A tall black horse with four white legs, standing in harness, with shafts of a cart visible


Height: 16 hands to 21 hands and up
 (These horses often set records for the tallest horses around)
A tall black horse with white legs standing next to an average-sized woman who is holding the horse, but whose chin is only level with the horse's nostril. The horse has flowers braided into its mane and tail and is wearing a black surcingle decorated with brass studs.


Colors: All solid colors, grey, and roan


two bay (reddish-brown) horses wearing red caps over their ears, hitched to a plow and pulling it across dried grassy turf with a man walking behind the plow

Distinguishing Physical Characteristics: Large, stocky, and extremely tall


A gray horse with fully white hair coat, harnessed to a log, pulling it through a green forest


Additional Info: Shires are gentle giants and are calm natured. They are draft horses often used for work or showing.


A reddish-brown horse with black mane and tail and all four legs having white markings from the feet to well above the knees is standing, tied, next to a bag of hay

(pictures from Wikipedia.com) 
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