BLACKFOOT – Long before Shire horses were used to pull heavy artillery in both world wars, they were already considered “the War Horse”. Think of an English knight in shining armor—chances are a ...
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — As a matched pair of handsome, massive black horses hitched to a wagon rounded the bend in the snow-covered park, children heralded their arrival. Wagon driver Clayton Vetter ...
The meadow at King’s is harvested each August with the help of Shire horses. The resulting bales, full of wildflower seed, are given to the gardeners of other Cambridge Colleges to start their own ...
2.19 meters–that’s how tall the largest horse in the world was. Sampson, a Shire horse gelding from England, holds this title to this day. Few other breeds possess such impressive power while ...