The Shire horse is the largest horse breed in the world—Sampson holds the world record with a height at the withers of 2.19 meters. Photo: Getty Images 2.19 meters–that’s how tall the largest horse in ...
EASTHAMPTON -- Winterfest wouldn't be the same without wagon rides courtesy of the large, gentle draft horses from Blue Star Equiculture. The therapeutic farm in Palmer specializes in caring for ...
ROGER SCHNEIDER | THE GOSHEN NEWSBrier Kicher gives Pearl, a shire draft horse, a bath Friday at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair. GOSHEN — Handling a horse that weighs 1,800 pounds is easy, if that horse ...
Heather and John Erskine have a two-horsepower rig that doesn't go very fast, but it can go just about anywhere, haul just about anything, and gets better mileage than anything on the market. And ...
This sure feels like something out of Dungeons & Dragons, or The Legend of Zelda. Meet Phantom, a 7-year-old Shire breed horse, who stands tall (very tall) at nearly 7 feet in height. He currently ...
Today is Friday, April 19, 2019. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago: In 1919, many of the breeders of Shire horses in Champaign County met at the county Farm Bureau building to ...
The horse world is filled with majestic beasts, but none have caused astonishment quite like Mammoth, the biggest horse ever officially recorded. Towering above all others, Mammoth’s strength and size ...
This sure feels like something out of Dungeons & Dragons, or The Legend of Zelda. Meet Phantom, a 7-year-old Shire breed horse, who stands tall (very tall) at nearly 7 feet in height. He currently ...