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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

In America the Shire is often used to improve or "grade up" our smaller work horses. This crossbreeding is highly successful. It produces a "grade horse," a drafter of strength but more moderate in size and with fewer feathers.  2, record 1, English, - Shire

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Height 16 to 18 hands, weight 2000 or more pounds, profile nearly always Roman-nosed; long, sharp ears; lean head; long and thick, kinky and coarse feathers.  2, record 1, English, - Shire

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

[Cheval ayant] la tête relativement petite, le front large, les oreilles petites et bien placées, l'encolure forte, le poitrail plus épais que la croupe, la poitrine profonde, plus développée que l'arrière-main, les membres courts avec des articulations larges et fortes, le canon court.  3, record 1, French, - Shire

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

Race de trait lourd d'origine britannique.  2, record 1, French, - Shire

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish