Amahhashi aseShire aphakeme kakhulu futhi aphethe amarekhodi njengamahhashi anamandla kunabo bonke. Ezinsukwini lapho amahhashi asetshenziselwa khona njengezilwane eziqhamukayo, zaziyazi kahle ngamandla amakhulu amakhulu okudonsa. Leyo mandla ehhashi wangempela ayisasetshenzisiwe ibeke i-Shire Horse kuhlu lwamafuyo enengozini e-UK, eU.SA naseCanada. E-Canada, kulinganiselwa ukuthi kunabantu abangaphansi kwekhulu, kanti lolu hlobo lube "ohlwini olubucayi" lwe-American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.
Uhlobo lomzimba:
Ukuphikisa i-Shire Horse ne-Clydesdale kuyoba lula. Ikhanda lide futhi lincane kumaphrofayli, nge- cheekbone encane. Iphunga lingumRoma nje. Intamo ide, ivuliwe iphinde ibekwe phezulu. Ingemuva ifushane, futhi amahlombe nesifuba kunamandla nemisipha. I-hindquarters ayiyona into efana ne-Clydesdale, kodwa isenamandla namascled kahle. Ngokuvamile, i-Horse Shire inamandla okulalela nokunamandla.
Usayizi Wesilinganiso:
Ihhashi laseShire yilona lohlobo olude kunazo zonke, ngezinga elijwayelekile lokudinga abantu ukuba okungenani babe ngu-16.2 HH. Isilinganiso singama-17.1 HH, futhi ama-stallions angafinyelela ku-17.2 HH.
Isebenzisa:
Ihhashi laseShire lalisetshenziselwa kakhulu ukudonsa amakolishi e-ale kusuka ebhodini kuya ezindlini zomphakathi. Ngaphambi kweWW1, basebenzisa kabanzi njengamahhashi epulazi, ukudonsa izinqola kanye nezinsimu zokulima. Ngesikhathi amalahle bewumthombo omkhulu wokushisa nokukhanya, abasebenzi baseShires baqoqa izinqola ezinkulu zamalahle emigwaqeni emigwaqeni.
Namuhla iShire isadumile ngokudonsa izimoto zokubonisa nokushayela injabulo. Ziyindlela engcono yemvelo kumatrakta emapulazini amancane, ukudonsa izinqola zokubona nokubheka. Futhi-ke, iyithuluzi lokukhangisa elidumile labaphangi banamuhla, abanye babo abenza futhi ukudilizwa ngehhashi nangenqola.
Zisetshenziswa futhi njengezigibele amahhashi.
Umbala nokumaka:
Amahhashi aseShire angena emnyama, e- grey , e- gray noma e-chestnut noma e-sorrel (imibala ye-chestnut ayivunyelwe e-UK). I-Standard American breed standard ithi "ukuhamba, nokubeka uphawu okumhlophe okungafaneleki." NjengeClydesdales, amahhashi aseShire anezinhlanzi, izinwele ezide ezinde ngezansi, amadolo kanye nezinyoni. Lezi zimpaphe kufanele zihle futhi zingcolile, futhi zingapheli ngokweqile.
Umlando neziqalo:
AmaShires abizwa ngokuthi yizinhlamvu zasemaphandleni lapho kuthuthukiswa khona. Kucatshangwa ukuthi iBritish 'Great Horse' esetshenziselwa amahhashi epiyo, iyinkhokho yeShire. Inzalo yeHhashi Elikhulu kungenzeka ukuthi yayidlulile ngaphandle kwamaFriesi kanye nezinye izinhlobo futhi yakhiwa njenge-Old English Black Horse. I-Packington Blind Horse, i-stallion ehlala ngasekupheleni kweminyaka engu-1170, ibhekwa njengendodana eyisisekelo yezinkomo ze-Shire. I-Shire Horse Society, eyaqala ukubizwa ngokuthi i-English Cart Horse Society, yakhiwa ngo-1878.
Izici Eziyingqayizivele:
Isici esivelele kunazo zonke zeShire Horse liphakeme. Uhlobo lwaziwa nangokuthi luhamba kahle. Bangamandla kakhulu. Elinye lamaShires ema-1920 lithatha umthwalo wamathani angaphezu kwamashumi amane nanhlanu.
Isisindo esiqondile salo mthwalo asikwazanga ukunqunywa ngoba isisindo sidlule umthamo wokufunda wethuluzi lokulinganisa.
Ama-Shire Horse Champions and Celebrities:
Kwaphela iminyaka eminingi, kwaze kwaba sekufeni kwakhe ngo-2001, i-Shire Horse ukujikijela okuthiwa uGoliath yayiyiGuinness Book of World Records-holder yehhashi elide kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Wema ngaphezu kuka-19 HH. Ihhashi elikhulu kunazo zonke lomhlaba kungenzeka ukuthi laliyiShire elibizwa ngokuthi i-Mammoth, elizalwa ngo-1848. Wema izandla ezingu-21.2 phezulu futhi enesilinganiso esingamamitha angu-3 300 (1500 kg).
Amahhashi aseShire aphakeme kakhulu futhi aphethe amarekhodi njengamahhashi anamandla kunabo bonke. Ezinsukwini lapho amahhashi asetshenziselwa khona njengezilwane eziqhamukayo, zaziyazi kahle ngamandla amakhulu amakhulu okudonsa. Leyo mandla ehhashi wangempela ayisasetshenzisiwe ibeke i-Shire Horse kuhlu lwamafuyo enengozini e-UK, eU.SA naseCanada.
E-Canada, kulinganiselwa ukuthi kunabantu abangaphansi kwekhulu, kanti lolu hlobo lube "ohlwini olubucayi" lwe-American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.