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Shortage of mares means Shire horses will become a dying breed.(News)
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May 17, 2004| Author:
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Byline: Yvonne Gavan
HAVING SERVED the country at war and at work - carrying armoured knights to battle and ploughing the land - the Shire horse, with its characteristically powerful legs and hooves fringed with silky white hair, has become a symbol of Britain's heritage.
But with the number of mares in Britain dropping by a third since 1995, the medieval "Great Horse" that first trod on English soil when it arrived with William the Conqueror in 1066, could become a dying breed.
A gentle giant among horses, the Shire can weigh up to a ton and stands between 16.2 and ...
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