Almost alone in the cities, where the stink and din of motor traffic prevails, a few brewers 

 still maintain with pride their magnificent teams of dray horses. The slow-moving but 

 immensely powerful Shire horse is capable of drawing a weight of five tons. It is probably 

 descended from the so-called Great Horse of England which was bred to carry armoured 

 knights who were probably wearing as much as a ton and a half of armour. 



