Chiltern Open Air Museum Shire Horses

On April 15 2010 Samuel & Joshua, two young Shire Horses arrived at the Museum. They were both born in the summer of 2009 at West Winds Farm at Woodham in Buckinghamshire and are half brothers. We hope that in two or three years time they will be suitable to train up as a working pair of horses and will be able to perform many of the traditional farm tasks that this type of horse was originally bred for.

They join Harvey, a Clydesdale gelding who at the age of four and a half is currently in training for traditional agricultural and carriage work. Harvey regularly greets arriving visitors to the Museum and occasionally there may be the opportunity to help groom him or watch farm work demonstrations during their visit.

Sadly Sovereign the shire horse recently passed away at the beginning of February 2010 following a short illness. His contribution to the Museum during his time working here over the last 7 years meeting visitors, giving working horse demonstrations and carriage rides has been much valued by staff, volunteers and visitors like. He will be much missed.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Shire
• Horse
• Clydesdale
• Foals
• Harvey
• Joshua
• Samuel
• Chiltern
• Open
• Air
• Museum