Hey everyone

Sarah and Tippy here:

I paid a visit to the Shire Horse Society Spring Show last weekend. Despite being freezing; the show was brill. It was the first event to be held in the East of England Showground's new indoor exhibition hall - exec so spectators got to stay warm and dry!

As well as all the show classes, the society put on a demo showing the changing face of the Shire Horse and cross-bred throughout the ages; right from knights in armour to the modern day leisure horse. It was great and very moving to think about how much Shire Horses, and horses in general, have helped people in their everyday lives and how much horsepower has given to us. It reminded me how much we have to thank horses and ponies for.