No other horse has caused astonishment quite like Mammoth, the biggest horse ever officially recorded. His incredible size set records that still stand nearly two centuries later.

Horses come in many shapes and sizes, but some breeds are truly giants, known for their incredible strength and massive stature. In this video, we showcase the 13 strongest and largest horse ...

The National Shire Horse Show, which has run for more than 140 years, is being staged at Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire on Saturday and Sunday.

An adorable miniature Shetland pony has found friendship with a huge Shire horse who is more than twice her size. Standing at just 32 inches tall you might assume Shona, the 28-year-old Shetland ...

The team then compared the dataset to samples taken from modern horses to get a clearer picture of the sizes and shapes of the medieval steeds.

This is the dramatic moment firefighters rescued a massive Shire horse after it got stuck in a sewage pit. The horse called Bill had to be saved when he fell into the deep hole after being spooked ...

This is Phantom, a 7-year-old, 8-foot-tall “Shire” horse —which is somewhat ironic, when you think about it. You know, because that’s the name of the place in New Zealand where all those ...

Ruth Doherty Updated 14 May 2015 at 7:40 am·1-min read Baby donkey meets huge shire horse for first time (heart melts) It was a case of little and large at the Dartmoor Miniature Pony Centre this week ...