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Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)
BR35-02-02
Team of six Shire horses in the show ring, trade turnout
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