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The Shire is a British breed of draught horse. It is usually black , bay , or grey . It is a tall breed, and Shires have at various times held world records both for the largest horse and for the tallest horse.
However, when Young's Brewery ceased brewing in Wandsworth, London, in 2006, it ended more than 300 years' use of dray horses by the brewery: its team of Shire horses was retired from delivery work and given a new career with the head horsekeeper, offering heavy horse team driving as a recreational event, although they continue to appear at ...
This is a list of some of the breeds of horse originating in the British Isles. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Twelve of the native breeds are considered rare and are marked with a "†" symbol. [ 4 ] [ 3 ]
Sampson (later renamed Mammoth) [1] was a Shire horse gelding born in 1846 and bred by Thomas Cleaver at Toddington Mills, Bedfordshire, England.According to Guinness World Records (1986) he was the tallest horse ever recorded, by 1850 measuring 219.7 centimetres (7 ft 2.5 in) or 21.2½ hands in height. [1]
Hack, a basic riding horse, particularly in the UK, also includes Show hack horses used in competition. Heavy warmblood, heavy carriage and riding horses, predecessors to the modern warmbloods, several old-style breeds still in existence today. Hunter, a type of jumping horse, either a show hunter or a field hunter
Two shire horses have transported flowers left for the Queen in central London to be turned into compost for the royal parks, in what has been described as a “fitting” final tribute.
Dent, amongst others, wrote that the Friesian horse was the ancestor of both the British Shire horse and Fell pony, however, this is speculation. It was not until the 11th century, that there were illustrations of what appeared to be Friesians.
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