Preparing fillies for mating, 18 Primley Stud, 106 Prince Harold, 77 Prince William, 69, 78 Prizes at Shire shows, 63 Prominent breeders, 103 ---- Studs, 102 Prospects of the breed, 121 R Rearing and feeding, 30 Records, a few, 77 Redlynch Forest King, 113 Registered sires, 13 Rent-paying horses, vi, 11, 124 Repository sales, 5 Rickford Coming King, 85 Rock salt, 35 Rogers, Mr. A. C., 67 Rokeby Harold, champion in 1893 and 1895 … 60, 66, 68 Roman invasion, 51 Rothschild, Lord, 68, 102, 103 Rowell, Mr. John, 69, 95 Russia, 93 S Sales noted, 4, 76 Salomons, Mr. Leopold, 99 Sandringham Stud, 3, 73, 86 Scawby sale, 63 Select shipment to U.S.A., 102 Selecting the dams, 9 Selection of mares, 8 ---- of sires, 12 Separating colts and fillies, 39 Sheds, 35 Shire Horse Society, 2, 13, 91, 93 Shire or war horse, 1, 51 ---- sales, 69, 76 Shires for war, 6, 121 ---- as draught horses, 1 ----, feeding, 30 ---- feet, care of, 42 ---- for farm work, 1, 22 ---- for guns, 6 ----, formation of society, 13, 93 ----, judges, 81 Shires, London Show, 61 ----, management, 12 ----, origin and progress of, 51 ---- pedigrees kept, 8 ----, prices, 69, 76 ----, prominent studs, 103 ----, sales of, 76 ----, showing, 48 ----, weight of, 6 ----, working, 25 Show condition, 26 Show, London, 60 Showing a Shire, 48 Sires, selection of, 12 Smith-Carington, Mr. H. H., 73 Solace, champion mare, 3 Soils suitable for horse breeding, 45 Soundness, importance of, 9 Spark, 69 Stallions, 12 Starlight, champion mare 1891 … 62, 78 Stern, Sir E., 115 Street, Mr. Frederick, 2 Stroxton Tom, 116 Stud Book, 2, 13, 91 Stud, founding a, 8 Studs, present day, 103 ---- sales, 4, 76 Stuffing show animals, 26, 37 Suitable foods and system of feeding, 30 Sutton-Nelthorpe, Mr. R. N., 63, 83 System of feeding, 30 T Tatton Dray King, 71 ---- Herald, 71 Team work, 23 “The Great Horse,” Sir Walter Gilbey’s book, 14, 51, 54 Training for show, 48 ---- for work, 27 Treatment of foals, 32 Tring Park Stud, 4, 103 Two-year-old champion stallions, 67 Two-year-old fillies, 17 U United States, Shires in the, 3, 92 Unsoundness, 10 V Value of pedigrees, 8 ---- of soundness, 10 Veterinary inspection, 62 Vulcan, champion in 1891 … 70, 79 W Wantage, Lord, 2, 78 War demand, 121 War horse, vi, 51, 91 War and breeding, 18 Warton Draughtsman, 118 Wealthy stud-owners, 14 Weaning time, 33 Weight of Armoured Knight, 51 Weight of Shires, 6 Welshpool Shire Horse Society, 70