Shire mare, HENDRIE CROWN PRINCESS, first in 1898 and first and 

 jreserve champion Royal Agricultural Society Show, 1899. Sold for 

 ; $5,500 at Lord Wantage's auction sale. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE SHIRE HORSE. 



Z1MONG the representatives of this long established breed of English draft 

 * horse the most desirable form is low, broad and massive. Weight is con- 

 sidered a leading feature and so with this we must associate the attributes 

 of being heavily built, muscular, with large bone and rather slow movement 

 Strength of shoulder has been preferable to slope, which has probably given 

 power in the collar but detracted from the freedom and length of the stride. 

 The body of the best representatives is of exceptional merit, being large in 

 girth, deep, strongly coupled with broad, short back and heavily muscled 

 quarters. Their points of excellence are undoubtedly exceptional weight, 

 made up of heavy bone, full muscular development, with width and depth 

 of form; asosciated with these qualities there are kindred deficiencies which 

 are sometimes in evidence, meaning thereby a lack in general quality, coupled 

 with a sluggish temperament. The superior consideration which has been 

 given to weight has frequently overbalanced the claims of action, conse- 

 quently while showing to excellent advantage standing there are some which 

 fail to sustain their merit when their action is shown. Alack of quality in a 

 draft horse must necessarily be discountenanced for durability depends on 

 this and also on the set of the limbs. 



