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The term "Shire horse" was first used in the mid-seventeenth century, and incomplete records begin to appear near the end of the eighteenth century. The "Packington Blind Horse", from Leicestershire, is one of the best-known horses of the era, with direct descendants being recorded from 1770 to 1832.
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At the peak of their population, Shires numbered over a million. In the 1950s and 1960s, this number declined to a few thousand. In the United States, the Shire population dropped significantly in the early part of the twentieth century, and continued to decline in the 1940s and 1950s. Between 1950
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The first Shires were imported to the United States in 1853, with large numbers of horses being imported in the 1880s. The American Shire Horse Association was established in 1885 to register and promote the breed. The Shire soon became popular in the United States, and almost 4,000 Shires were
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for the Shire breed, and he stood at stud from 1755 to 1770. During the nineteenth century, Shires were used extensively as cart horses to move goods from the docks through the cities and countryside. The rough roads created a need for large horses with extensive musculature.
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In the 1970s, the breed began to be revived through increased public interest. Breed societies have been established in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, France, and Germany, and in 1996 the first World Shire Horse Congress was held in
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and of transport, the need for draught horses decreased rapidly and by the 1960s numbers had fallen from a million or more to a few thousand. Numbers began to increase again from the 1970s, but the breed is still considered "at risk" by the
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in the 1950s and 1960s, which changed the conformation of the Shire and most notably changed the feathering on the lower legs from a mass of coarse hair into the silky feathering associated with modern Shires.
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The head of a Shire is long and lean, with large eyes, set on a neck that is slightly arched and long in proportion to the body. The shoulder is deep and wide, the chest wide, the
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or Midlands type. The Fen type tended to be larger, with more bone and extra hair, while the Midlands type tended to have more endurance while being of a finer appearance.
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was published. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, there were large numbers of Shires, and many were exported to the United States. With the progressive
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The Shire has an enormous capacity for pulling weight. In 1924, at a British exhibition, a pair of horses was estimated to have pulled a starting load equal to 50
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and 1959, only 25 horses were registered in the United States. However, numbers began to increase, and 121 horses were registered in the US by 1985.
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were used for most farm work into the eighteenth century, horses "fit for the dray, the plough, or the chariot" were on sale at Smithfield Market in
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favoured lighter, faster mounts and the big horses began to be used for draught work instead. During the sixteenth century, Dutch engineers brought
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mares, notable since breeders tended to concentrate on improving the male line. Two different types of black horses developed: the Fen or
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In 1878, the English Cart Horse Society was formed, and in 1884 changed its name to the Shire Horse Society. The Society published a
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imported between 1900 and 1918. Approximately 6,700 Shires were registered with the US association between 1909 and 1911.
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Outside the United Kingdom, there are stud-books and breed associations in Australia, the United States, and Canada.
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as "at risk", meaning that population numbers are estimated to be under 1500 head. In the United States, the
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in 1846. He stood over 219 cm (21.2 h), and weighed an estimated 1524 kilograms (3360 lb).
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The National Shire Horse Spring Show is held annually and is the largest Shire show in Great Britain.
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The Shire breed was established in the mid-eighteenth century, although its origins are much older. A
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The Shire is known for its easy-going temperament. Shires have been identified to be at risk for
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for delivery of beer, and some are still used in this way; others are used for forestry, for
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Porter, Valerie; Alderson, Lawrence; Hall, Stephen J.G.; Sponenberg, D. Phillip (2016).
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Horse in the seventeenth century. The Black Horse was improved by the followers of
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The largest horse in recorded history was probably a Shire gelding named
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A bay-coloured Shire, showing Clydesdale influence in colour and markings
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may be black, bay, brown, grey or roan. In the UK stallions may not be
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muscular and short and the hindquarters long and wide. Not too much
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is to occur on the legs, and the hair is fine, straight, and silky.
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This article is about the breed of horse. For the British band, see
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Between the 1920s and 1930s and today, the Shire has changed in
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through frozen semen was with several Australian mares in 1997.
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The Shire horse was originally the staple breed used to draw
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Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding
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Conservation Priority Breeds of the Livestock Conservancy
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for road transport. One traditional use was for pulling
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The English Great Horse was valued during the reign of
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brought an end to the use of heavy horses in battle.
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was the principal means of goods transport, and as a
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The disease is similar to chronic 160:gelding 168 cm (16.2 h) minimum 1197:. Wadworth & Co, Ltd. Archived from 851: 832: 683: 483: 425: 418:This horse is usually recognised as the 339: 1055: 945: 943: 941: 939: 937: 935: 751: 749: 14: 1642: 975: 973: 971: 950:Ward, John (1998). "The Shire Horse". 828: 826: 824: 822: 718: 163:mare 163 cm (16.0 h) minimum 1364: 1223:. Hook Norton Brewery. Archived from 1170:Julie Whitaker, Ian Whitelaw (2007). 1164: 1013:. Shire Horse Society. Archived from 702:. Shire Horse Society. Archived from 932: 746: 457:. The first use within the breed of 1665:Animal breeds on the RBST Watchlist 1655:Horse breeds originating in England 1339:"Time called on Tetley dray horses" 968: 819: 807: 776: 618:(also known as Sampson), foaled in 24: 1307:Mathieson, Amy (29 October 2008). 514: 507:lists it as "critical", while the 25: 1681: 1392:Horse breeds of the British Isles 430:A grey Shire employed in forestry 344:A pair of Shire horses ploughing 1176:. 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Index

Shire (horse)
Shirehorses
A tall black horse with four white legs, standing in harness, with shafts of a cart visible
RBST
draught
show
hands
bay
black
grey
draught
Shire Horse Society
American Shire Horse Association
Shire Horse Society of Australia
Equus ferus caballus
draught horse
black
bay
grey
farm work
barges
canal system
cart-horse
brewer's drays
riding
promotion
breed society
stud-book
mechanisation of agriculture
Rare Breeds Survival Trust

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