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Staffordshire
Shire Horse Association Hold First Major Event |
Poor weather did not
dampen the spirits of the members of the newly formed Staffordshire
Shire Horse Association as they held their first major public
event - a "Meet and Greet the Shires". With 11 horses
on show at Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent, members of the public
had the opportunity to watch a series of displays, try platting
a horses mane, and take part in competitions to guess the age
and weight of some of the horses. Of course the opportunity to
meet the horses would not be complete without going for a ride,
which was especially popular with the children.
Find out more about the Association and their
"Meet and Greet the Shires" day >>>>>
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Heavy
Horse Enthusiasts Rely On Turnout Classes At Staffs County Show |
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Despite there being no in-hand showing classes
for heavy horses at this years Staffs County Show enthusiasts
were not left disappointed as the trade and agricultural turnout
classes saw some exceptional horses and equipment on display.
See the results and a photographic record
of this show >>>>>>
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Galliford
Sponsored Shires Win Cheshire 160th Anniversary Cup |
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Waldburg Shire's team of four horses - Comet,
William, Horace, and Beatrice - with the Galliford replica brewers
dray won the 3 & 4 Horse Team Championship and the 160th
Anniversary Trophy at this years Cheshire Show
More photographs from this class >>>>>>
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Cotswold
Carthorse Society
Spring Working
Day
18th May 2008
Oxhalls Farm, Frampton Mansell, Gloucestershire
Details from: www.cotswoldcarthorse.org.uk |
| Shire Horse Accident at Portsmouth Show |
 Three
people were taken to hospital with broken bones and shock following
an incident at this year's City of Portsmouth Heavy Horse Event.
The event, which has been held at Southsea for 23 years always
attracts large crowds, but in all that time has had a spotless
safety record.
Unfortunately this year proved the exception. During the prize
giving parade a shire horse broke away from it's handler and
careered through a safety barrier and scattering the crowd of
spectators at the side of the ring.
Read more about the accident and see a video
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| Digger the Clydesdale - 19hh and Still Growing |
 At
four years old Digger the Clydesdale is still a youngster and
still has some growing to do. Although even now Digger is set
to enter the record books as Britain's biggest horse as he already
measures at 19hh (6ft 5in) and weighing 900 kilos.
However Digger can't just yet claim the title as the tallest
horse in the world as this accolade currently goes to 19.3hh
Belgian draft gelding called Radar, from Mount Pleasant, Texas,
Read more about Digger >>>>> |
| National Foaling Bank- Urgent Help Needed! |
 Johanna
Vardon has been running the National Foaling Bank for 43 Years.
During that time she has delt with 71,000 telephone calls and
helped with 17,273 cases of dead mares or foals. She operates
this service 24 hours a day!
In order to finance the National Foaling Bank Johanna launched
a membership scheme costing as little as £20 per year or
£30 per year which gives members access to her knowledge,
help and advice.
Now due to a bank error all the current direct debit membership
payments have been returned to the sender. If you are a owner
or breeder who is a part of this scheme please please check your
bank statements to see if your money has been returned or if
you would like to become a member of The National Foaling Bank
please contact Johanna Vardon MBE on: 01952 811234 or visit www.nationalfoalingbank.com
You never know when
you may need this help! |
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Waldburg Shires Pull Lord
Mayors Coach |
 The icon of London's Lord Mayor’s
Show, the gold State Coach, was under new management this year
as the role of pulling the 250-year-old coach through the streets
of the City of London had been handed over to a team of six horses
from Waldburg Shires.
Brewers’ horses have
traditionally been used to pull the State Coach to the Royal
Courts of Justice in the City of Westminster, but this year,
for the first time in more than a generation, responsibility
fell to this new team.
Read more about the Waldburg Shires Big Day
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Hampshire Fire Service
Rescue Suffolk Punch |
 Hampshire firefighters recently
responded to an unusual animal rescue, which involved a Suffolk
Punch that had fallen into a small stream on a farm at Curdridge
just outside Southampton.
At 18.2 hands tall and weighing approximately 1.3 tonnes, the
Suffolk Punch named Senator had become trapped by his own weight
whilst laid on his side in the ditch. Specialist lifting techniques
were employed to bring the heavy horse onto the bank and away
from the ditch, using the farmer's tractor with a fore-end loader.
Read more about the rescue of Senator >>>>>>>>>>>>>> |
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Shire Horses Harvest Unusual
Crop |
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 Working Shire horses harvested
a very unusual crop at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum,
West Sussex this summer - rye, grown specifically for harness
makers to use in the manufacture of heavy horse collars.
Today very little exceptionally
tall rye is grown, but there is still a niche market for it for
heavy horse collars. These are in demand for heavy draught horses
and light driving horses, and specialist harness makers still
produce them.
Read more about the Weald & Downland rye
crop >>>>>>
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Cotebrook Beth - Midlands
Shire Foal Champion |
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 Alistair King's filly foal
Cotebrook Beth beat off a strong challenge from twenty-four other
quality foals to take the title Champion Foal at this years Midland
Shire Foal Society Foal Show and Sale.
This year's show which
was held at Field House Equestrian Centre, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
on 29th September attracted heavy horses exhbitors from as far
a field as Yorkshire, Wales and Surrey. The show also hosted
the National Shire Horse Young Handler of the Year Championship.
See more photographs from this show along with
all the results >>>>>>>>>>>>
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Queen Helps Endangered
Suffolks |
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 The fight to safeguard the future
of the Suffolk horse has received a boost from none other than
Her Majesty the Queen.
In 2003 the Suffolk Horse Society presented the Queen with a
filly foal - Whitton Poppy - bred by Tom Walne from Ipswich.
Earlier this year Poppy gave birth to a foal
of her own, which has been named Sandringham Sailor II after
a Suffolk horse once owned by the Queen's father, King George
VI.
Read more about Sandringham Sailor II >>>>>>>>>
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Whats New In
The Gallery |
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Jackie
Mills
Shire / Clydesdale
Cally |
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The
Shire Horse Society and the War Years |
Like all other
breed societies the Shire Horse Society struggled to keep running
during the World War II. In 1946 they held their Annual General
Meeting at the Midland Hotel, Derby at which the Council present
their report covering the years 1940 -1945.
Click here to read the report >>>>>>>>>>> |
| Shire Horse Association New Website |
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 Staffordshire Shire
Horse Association have recently launched a new website, which
contains information, news, and photographs about the group.
There is also details of how to join the group along with a membership
form.
Visit the Stafforshire
Shire Horse Association
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On The Heavy Horses Stud Pages
Jim & Matthew Burks
Market Rasen
Lincolnshire
Shire Horses
&
Clydesdales |
| Postcard Gallery |
For
over a century heavy horses have been a popular subject for postcards.
The latest postcard in the "Wish You Were Here" gallery
is of
Bass Shire
Horses
Click here to see the postcard gallery
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Rare
Breeds Survival Trust Watch List |
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Three breeds of British Heavy Horses appears
on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust Watch List.
| Suffolk |
Critical |
| Clydesdale |
Vulnerable |
| Shire |
At Risk |
Find out about the RBST Watch List >>>>
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