Shire Stallions

Stallion[stal-yuhn]  –noun
an uncastrated adult male horse, especially one used for breeding.

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Shire [shahyuhr]–noun
one of an English breed of large, strong draft horses having a usually brown or bay coat with white markings.

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Origin:
1875–80; apparently so called because it was bred in the shires,  i.e., those counties of west and central England whose names end in -shire

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