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The Shire comes from America and is the tallest, largest and most commonly found modern draught breed in the UK. They can be black, brown, bay or grey in colouring. After the First World War, numbers declined due to the introduction of motor-lorries and tractors, and the Second World War heralded the abrupt end of the horse age. The use of Shires in the modern age is more widely spread such as for pulling beer and bread deliveries, street cleaning and rubbish collection and they continue to be used in agriculture and timber operations to complement mechanisation. Research indicates that Society's are working to re-introduce Shire horse-power on canals for business and leisure.

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