Last week I posted a shot of a barn and mentioned my affection for the Shire draft horses that live at the farm. Though the horses have been pastured lately at some distance from the road, here are a few older shots that can show you these beautiful animals.
They are big and solid looking horses.
The Shires at this farm are used for plowing and the farmer has taught classes in how to work with horses.
They certainly are magnificent animals.
Those are truly superb creatures. I’ve only seen them in person a few times. But I always loved the Budweiser commercials. Are these actually used in the farming process or mostly as part of the instruction? Can’t imagine using them for real these days. I would guess it’s not easy controlling these down row after row of whatever is planted. Nice photos, too, Kay!
Yes, they’re used as work horses. They are plowing a field in the third shot and are used for farming. The rows I saw were straight and true and the horses work steadily. They seem very gentle and solid.
They are impressive animals!
Amazing – what a great thing to do – and the photos are fabulous! Look out – another storm is coming our way I hear. Good thing we did our errands today.
Solid horses. They look a bit like Morgan horses, but maybe the similarity is just that both are work horses.
Beautiful, hard-working animals with a beauty all their own!