Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

STOKES COUNTY, N.C. — A Stokes County woman has been around horses all her life. Dayla Kohler now specializes in a rare breed that was once very popular but has dwindled to only a few thousand ...

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 ...

IONA, Minn. - A team of six Shire horses trained and boarded on a rural Iona farm will grace television screens in homes across the country Friday morning as Pasadena, Calif., celebrates New Year’s ...