Keywords:Breed, Decorated, Decoration, Horse, Shire, Show, UK, horse brasses, showing, harness, ornaments, brass, heavy, draught, Close up
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Dimensions640 x 436
Original file size284 KB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)
BR35-02-16
Decorated Shire horse in the showring
The Shire horse is England's best known heavy horse, descended from the mediaeval warhorse known as the Great Horse. They have a Roman nose, long, sharp ears and large eyes and weigh in excess of 1,000kg. They stand between 16hh and 17.2hh