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Sammy the shire horse had recently lost her own foal when the thoroughbreds, whose own mothers had died, were brought into her care.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2023

"It was a bit of a shock for Sammy the shire when she went out in the field and the two thoroughbreds whizzed around the field like two racehorses," she added.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2023

More recently, his works have also provided a fertile shire for nationalists who see themselves in his heroic archetypes.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2022

“If we could get five new families to the shire, for us that would be a massive success,” Hancock said Thursday.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2021

There were dappled Percherons from France and shire geldings of tremendous size built to bear the weight of men in armor.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli