Shire Horse Show will be the world's biggest ever
The world's largest gathering of shire horses takes place at East of England Showground from 16-18 March
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Close-knit group of heavy horses finds home at Norfolk sanctuary
Redwings, which is running at capacity, made a special exception for the three shires, as it did not want to see the group separated
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Redundant shires will move to Norfolk animal sanctuary
Darcy and Murdoch will move from the Moorside Road museum, where they pull visitors around in a wagon, to the Hillside Sanctuary's visitor centre in Frettenham, Norfolk on Friday
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Comberton Clancy is HOYS supreme horse of the year
The riding horse champion was crowned supreme horse of the year for Jayne Webber at HOYS
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Pregnant Shire stuck in seven-foot deep cess pit overnight
A four-month pregnant Shire has been winched from a cess pit after falling through a concrete cover at Moss, near Doncaster
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Live webcam shire foal birth ends sadly for viewers
The long-awaited birth of the National Trust's shire Queenie's foal took place last night, but the foal died soon after
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'Miracle' operation restores blind shire foal's sight
Vets advised owner to put blind foal down at birth, but a pioneering procedure means that Mary Anne can now see
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Shire mare fosters Lusitano colt after his dam dies
Barley Mimms Lady Sarah, who lost her own foal at around the same time, was matched with the colt by The National Foaling Bank charity
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Get advanced tickets for a Shire horse spectacular
More than 200 Shire horses will be taking part in the world's largest Shire horse show in March
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Traditional ploughing match takes place in Cambridgeshire tomorrow
Around 85 ploughmen and their horses will take part in the Royston District Ploughing Match, which has been running since 1948
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Shire horses to parade at Britain's favourite seaside towns
Shire horses Wainwright and Midas from Daniel Thwaites brewery will be touring Britain’s seaside towns over the next two weeks
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Runaway York Shire horse to retire from tourist work
A Shire horse that bolted through York city centre in May, forcing shoppers to jump to safety, has been retired.
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Shire horse stampedes through packed tourist streets in York
A bolting shire horse scattered tourists and shoppers when it galloped though central York on Sunday
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Liverpool’s cart horse monument is unveiled
A sculpture of a working Shire horse was unveiled at Liverpool docks on Saturday to commemorate the horses’ efforts during the Second World War.
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Shire horses to greet visitors at National Brewery Centre
Name the centre's new yearling shire colt and win an annual family ticket to the attraction
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Shires equestrian backs young event rider Alice Pearson
22-year-old event rider Alice Pearson is the latest to join the Performance Rider Programme run by Shires
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Aaron Millar joins Shires Performance Rider Programme
Event rider Aaron Millar is the latest rider to join the Shires Performance Rider Programme
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Follow Shires Equestrian on facebook and twitter
Shires Equestrian has grasped the social networking buzz with pages on facebook, twitter and the company's own blog
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Julie Tew joins Shires’ Performance Rider Programme
International event rider Julie Tew has joined Shires Equestrian's Performance Rider programme
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Fashionista to trek the Gobi desert in aid of heavy horses
The Shire Horse Society is the chosen charity of TV presenter and fashion stylist Hannah Sandling who tackles the Gobi March 2009 next month
