Fox Valley Oliver Shire Stallion 8 Years and up by Breyer List Price: $53.19 $43.99 At Amazon on 11-29-2008.

Features A Traditional¿ size model in 1/9 scale. Shire Stallion Black with White Stocks Product Description Fox Valley Oliver, an 18 h. Shire, excels in halter and driving competitions as well as in the sport of combined driving. In addition to earning several reserve championships in the U.S. and Canada, he was named Senior Champion Stallion at the Ohio State Fair in 2003. His many champion offspring include the Best American-bred Stallion at the Ohio State Fair in 2002 and 2003 and the Senior Champion Stallion at the Mcleod County Fair in 2004. A champion ambassador for the breed, Fox Valley Oliver, an 18-hand Shire owned by Kathy Whitaker of Flying Feathers Farm in New Providence, PA, excels in halter and driving competitions as well as in the sport of combined driving. From 2000 to 2003, he earned several reserve championships in the U.S. and Canada and was named Senior Champion Stallion at the Ohio State Fair in 2003. He has sired many champions as well: Best American Bred Stallion at the Ohio State Fair in 2002 and 2003; Grand Champion Stallion, Junior Champion Stallion and Reserve Champions at the Ohio State Fair in 2002; Grand Champion Stallion and Junior Champion Stallion at the Ohio State Fair in 2003; Senior Champion Stallion at the McLeod County Fair in 2004; second place in Get of Sire at the Keystone International Livestock Exposition in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 2000 and 2005. Much of the history of the Shire horse is a mystery, but its lineage is believed to have begun with England?s "Great Horse,? bred with height and strength to carry upwards of 400 pounds in war. Later, the Shire?s role in society changed, like many draft horses, to farming and carriage driving. As cross-breeding enhanced many of the breed?s physical characteristics, its name endured several changes as well: the Black Horse, the Bakewell Black, and English Cart Horse. The latter was accepted by the pedigree society, established in 1878 ? black was considered a misnomer. The breed?s name was changed finally to "Shire? in 1884, and the pedigree society became known as the Shire Ho Fox Valley Oliver Shire Stallion Available from Amazon Updated on 11-29-2008.

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