Fine art Painting of Shire Horses by Morgan The Shire Horse is a large draft horse originally bred in England. It descends from the medieval Great Horse, whose muscular body was used for pulling ale from breweries, as well as for farming I was born in the north of England in 1939. Drawing and painting since early childhood, my love of art was encouraged by a young art mistress at the age of 11 who urged me on to study the arts. I went on to Liverpool University where i obtained an N.D.D., A.T.D. and B.A.