For figures and quotations I am indebted to the Stud Books and Catalogues of the Shire Horse Society; the Journals of the Royal Agricultural Society of England; to articles on Shire Horses, in the Live Stock Journal Almanac, by the late Mr. G. M. Sexton (who died in 1894); and his successor, Mr. A. C. Beck; also to the late Sir Walter Gilbey’s book on The Great Horse, published in 1899.

J. A. F.

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
[Author’s Preface]v
I.[A Popular Breed]1
II.[Founding a Stud]8
III.[The Selection of Sires]12
IV.[Breeding from Fillies]17
V.[Team Work]23
VI.[Rearing and Feeding]30
VII.[Care of the Feet]42
VIII.[How to Show a Shire]48
IX.[Origin and Progress of the Shire]51
X.[Facts and Figures]61
XI.[High Prices]69
XII.[A Few Records]76
XIII.[Judges at the London Shire Shows, 1890-1915]87
XIV.[The Export Trade]92
XV.[Prominent Present-Day Studs]103
XVI.[The Future Outlook]121
[Index]127

ILLUSTRATIONS

[Stallion: Champion’s Goalkeeper]Facing Title Page
[Mare: Pailton Sorais]Facing Page 1