Shire horses are one of the oldest breeds of draft horses, which are large, strong animals bred for their ability to do farm work and other labor. Shire horses are known for their gentle temperaments ...

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 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 ...

BEDFORD Co., Va. (WSET) -- A farm in Bedford County is celebrating a rare birth. Rufus and Clay are twin Shire horses. Living twins are exceedingly rare. Wade Farms bred says the twins were born ...

Against the picturesque background of the medieval King's College Cambridge, a man mows a meadow on mower pulled by two shire horses. The shire horses at work today serve as an example of how green ...

The strongest horse breeds in the world weren’t built overnight. Generations of selective breeding and hard labor shaped them into muscular workhorses that could pull, carry, and endure more than most ...

Gardening tools meet kitchen spoons at a two-day festival where visitors can dig into expert advice, taste locally produced food and enjoy live demonstrations celebrating the best of the season’s ...

One of the last set of brewery Shire horses in the UK are to be retired – with bosses blaming the Government’s last budget. Wadworth has been using the animals to deliver beers to pubs in Devizes in ...

A rare grey Shire found himself at the top of the line in the Barber Family British ridden heavy horse championship, providing his producer with a second victory since this Horse of the Year Show ...