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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

“Water is sour, the air is lonely here / And all the noises of this natural shire / From stable or from sty are not enough,” Mr. Howard wrote in one poem.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2022

“If we could get five new families to the shire, for us that would be a massive success,” Hancock said Thursday.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2021

At least eighteen hands high, but not thick in the way of shire or draft horses.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby