JAZZ AND JOY | SHIRES | HERMANN, MO Jazz and Joy are black Shires bred by Jenson Shires in Nebraska and trained with Merrill McLaughlin at Hermann Farm Museum. Unlike many of the horses we profile, Jazz and Joy are part of an effort to preserve the endangered Shire breed. Hermann Farm Museum seeks to connect...

DRIFTER’S TATTLE TALE | 12-YEAR-OLD AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE GELDING | ELIZABETHTOWN, KY Drifter’s Tattle Tale, known around the barn as “Drifter” is a 12-year-old registered American Quarter Horse by Tee Two Drifter out of Stop It’s A Story. His lines trace to Tee J. He is owned by Kelly and lives at Wild Rose Equestrian Center in...

SAM | SHIRE | HERMANN, MO Sam is a black Shire bred by Jenson Shires in Nebraska and trained with Merrill McLaughlin at Hermann Farm Museum. Sam was foaled at Jenson and is the son of Gorgeous, who was the first Shire to live at Hermann Farm. Hermann Farm Museum seeks to connect visitors to Midwestern rural traditions, including...

CABRINI BLACK | 25-YEAR-OLD MECKLENBBURG GELDING | FAIR GROVE,MO Cabrini Black, fondly known as “Black,” is a 25 -year-old Mecklenbburg gelding. He is by Caprilli and his grandsire is the famous Cor de la Breyere. Black and Karissa first met when he came off the trailer, “breathing fire” as a sassy 6-year-old. Henri Lespinasse and Sheila Kaufman...