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A pair of orphaned racehorse foals have been adopted by a shire horse in Devon.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2023

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

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

“As long as other countries are willing to buy it from us, we’re going to be mining coal,” said Godfrey Adamthwaite, a retired third-generation mineworker who serves on the Singleton shire council.

From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 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