Yes they are. The average Shire horse stands at 16-17 hands (64-68 inches)
Yes, shires are very hard working horses.
The biggest horse in the world is named Noddy, and is a Shire. He stands at a huge 20.2hh, and is Dappled Grey. Shires, Clydesdale's, and other Draught horses are usually very tall.
There are lots of different types of Draft horses, which are larger than normal horses. Typically, the largest of these horses are either the Clydesdale or the Belgian. They can both get really big. The largest horse in the world, Radar, is a Clydesdale. I'm not sure how tall they get, but over 17 hands for sure! Hope this helps!
No..They are draft horses, bred for pulling heavy loads.
Apart from animals in zoos, I think that it would probably be heavy horses - Shires, Clydesdales, Suffolk Punches, Percherons etc.
Draft horses. Draft horse breeds include Belgians, Shires, Clydesdales, and Percherons. Belgians are generally the biggest (as a rule) -- big ones are over seven feet in height, and weigh over 3,000 lbs! But there is considerable variation, and Shires and Percherons hold the records. The tallest horse ever recorded was a Shire gelding named Samson. He was 21.2 1/2hh (7'2) and weighed 3360 pounds. The tallest horse alive (according to Guiness) is Goliath, a 19hh, 8 year old Percheron gelding.
The shires horse is a 'heavy' horse, also known as a draught horse often used for pulling carts. These are one of the biggest horse breeds.
Yes they are one of the best working horse breeds.
Shires, Clydedales, Barbs... Arabian and so on, just horses like that... Hope that helped!! :)
Shire horses are about the same kind of horse as Clydesdale horses. they have the same characteristics and everything. = Wrong the are two completely different breeds.
Most draft horses can pull heavy loads. Clydesdales, Belgiums, Percherons, Shires etc are draft horses.
Draft horses are the main types of horses that have long leg hairs extending over the hooves. Such breeds include Clydesdales, Shires, Welsh horses, Ardenne horses, and Gypsy Vanners.