----, production of, 15 Gilbey, Sir Walter, 2, 14, 51, 54, 119 Girton Charmer, champion in 1905 … 104 Glow, famous mare, 16, 119 Good workers, 23 Gould, Mr. James, 118 Grading up, 8 Grandage, Mr. A., 111 Green, Mr. E., 112 Greenwell, Sir Walpole, 105 Griffin, Mr. F. W., 79 H Halstead Duchess VII., 107 Halstead Royal Duke, champion in 1909 … 68, 83 Haltering, 28 Hamilton, Duke of, importations, 58 Harold, 60 Hastings, Battle of, 53 Hay, 33 Heath, Mr. R., 85 Henderson’s, Sir Alexander, successes in 1898 … 64 Hendre Champion, 99 Hendre Crown Prince, 70, 99 Hereditary diseases, 76 High prices, 69 Highfield Stud, Leek, 112 History of the Shire, 51 Hitchin Conqueror, London champion, 1891, 62 Honest Tom, 74 Horse, population and the war, 18, 120 Horse-power cheapest, 123 Horses for the army, 6 Horses at Bannockburn, 52 How to show a Shire, 48 Hubbard, Mr. Matthew, 79 Huntingdon, Earl of, importations, 58 I Importations from Flanders and Holland, 53, 57 Inherited complaints, 10 J Judges at London Shire Shows, 1890-1915 … 87 K Keene, Mr. R. H., 117 Keevil, Mr. Clement, 110 King Edward VII., 3, 73, 86, 102 King George, 114 L Lady Victoria, Lord Wantage’s prize filly, 17 Land suitable, 45 Landlords and Shire breeding, 3, 15 Leading, 28 Lessons in showing, 50 Letting out sires, 14 Lincolnshire Lad 1196 … 59 Linseed meal, 36 Liverpool heavy horses 122 Llangattock, Lord, 5, 77 Local horse breeding societies, 15 Lockinge Cup, 78 Lockinge Forest King, 81 Lockington Beauty, 83 London Show, 61 Longford Hall sale, 3 Lorna Doone, 70, 104 M McKenna, Mr. C. E., 118 Mackereth, Mr. H., 119 Management, 21, 23 Manger feeding, 33 Maple, Sir J. Blundell, 72 Marden Park Stud, 105 Mares, management of, 17 ----, selection of, 8 Markeaton Royal Harold, 17, 60, 65 Marmion, 70 Mating, 20, 22 Members of Shire Horse Society, 63 Menestrel, 111 Michaelis, Mr. Max, 74 Middleton, Lord, 84, 110 Minnehaha, champion mare, 64 Mollington Movement, 106 Muntz, Mr. F. E., 113 Muntz, Sir P. Albert, 5, 72, 80 N Nellie Blacklegs, 84 Nicholson, Sir Arthur, 74, 112 Norbury Menestrel, 114 Norbury Park Stud, 114 Numbers exported, 96 O Oats, 33 Old English cart-horse, 2, 13, 51 ---- ---- war horse, 1, 50, 57 Origin and progress, 51 Outlook for the breed, 120 Over fattening, 26 P Pailton Sorais, champion mare, 74, 112 Pedigrees, 8 Pendley Stud, 107 Ploughing, 2, 22, 57 Popular breed, a, 1 Potter, Messrs. J. E. and H. W., 115 Premier, 69, 84