Chevaux De Trait

Le Carre Hermes Paris >> Printemps-Ete 1996

Shire Horses

With their massive stature and stalwart necks, here are the Percherons, the Clydesdales and the Shires parading in a ring, within a frame of martingales, or chest straps, adorned with the horse-brasses so beloved of English harness-makers. These heavy horses are the descendants of the battle chargers of olden times and if their valour in modern times has been confined to agricultural tasks, transport and commerce, their pride has yet remained in tact.