Shire & Carriage Horses Steve Ledsham

Shire & Carriage Horses Steve Ledsham Steve has been involved in working horses since the early 1970's and provided a wide variety of services associated with the Shire and Carriage Horses.
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SHIRE AND CARRIAGE HORSES • Traditional Jobmasters • Providing Shire Horses For Any Occasion • Weddings • Shire Horse Experience Days • Blists Hill Museum • Film & Corporate • Demos His early years with horses were mainly concentrated on showing and training Shire horses although he also did some promotional work for companies such as Higson's Brewery. Steve has many years experience providing the

skills required to work horses in a historic agricultural setting. He has the expertise to work all historic farming implements including ploughing, mowing and binding. Since 1999 Steve has provided the horse and livestock operation at the Ironbridge Gorge Museum's Victorian town at Blists Hill. This enterprise illustrates the role of the working horse in Victorian England. Steve is also able to provide carriage and horses for weddings and public events of all kinds. Very successful project is also his Experience Day with his Shire Horses, with very positive feedback available for booking through his website or through this page. He has provided horses and vehicles for film work which has included BBC productions: 'Bargain Hunt', 'The Great Ship', 'Houses Behaving Badly', 'Victorian Farm, 'Antiques Roadshow' and Channel 4's 'Watercolour Challenge', Lion Television's production, "Victorian Pharmacy" for BBC 2. Most recently we provided a pair of Shires for Guy Martin's Channel 4 series " How Britain worked". Steve’s horses and vehicles are available for film and promotional work. He has provided horses and vehicle for BBC'S 'Bargain Hunt', 'Houses behaving badly', 'The Great Ship', and Channel 4's 'Watercolour Challenge', and on numerous occasions for advertising features for the Ironbridge Gorge Museum.We provided horses for work on BBC2's Victorian Farm, Antiques Roadshow, and Victorian Pharmacy. We also provided Shire horses for Guy Martin's Channel 4 series How Britain Worked which was broadcast in November 2012. The most recent film work was for another BBC popular series - Celebrity Master Chef, filmed and broadcast in 2015. Steve and his horses have been used for promotional work including work for Higsons Brewery, Hanby Ales and the Ironbridge Brewery. Steve is also Panel Judge for The Shire Horse Society. In March 2013 Steve received by the Society the 35 years Long Service Medal Award.

FOR SALE   : SOLD (The early bird catches the worm 😊!)2 pair chrome hames . Show standard. Some slight chipping of chrom...
12/06/2026

FOR SALE : SOLD (The early bird catches the worm 😊!)
2 pair chrome hames . Show standard.
Some slight chipping of chrome on hame hooks and bottom kidney rings (see photos)
£150 for both pairs.

Should be a good weekend. Fingers crossed 🤞 for the weather. Horses working as usual daily ) weather permitting.See you ...
11/06/2026

Should be a good weekend. Fingers crossed 🤞 for the weather. Horses working as usual daily ) weather permitting.See you there 😊

09/06/2026

Where there’s a will, there’s a way 😊!!
Two of my Blists Hill drays off to a new home today. Very impressive loading 😊!

Full set show standard cart harness. Complete with bridle, 29” cloth lined collar with housen, brass hames, chrome tugs....
09/06/2026

Full set show standard cart harness.
Complete with bridle, 29” cloth lined collar with housen, brass hames, chrome tugs. Cloth lined pad, stainless steel back chain. Breeching with chrome chains, girth, belly band and reins. Has only been lightly used. Cloth lined collar slightly stained ( see photos). All matching buckles.
£1500

09/06/2026

Not often the whole herd together.
Sunny morning at Middle Farm & Cottages

08/06/2026

I think Bernie and Edward happy to be back at Middle Farm & Cottages for a few days holiday from the “hard labour 🤣” at Acton Scott Heritage Farm

FOR SALE- Now SOLDFlat Dray with high seat, shafts , sound wheels with brass hub caps. Restored some years ago for showi...
06/06/2026

FOR SALE- Now SOLD
Flat Dray with high seat, shafts , sound wheels with brass hub caps. Restored some years ago for showing. Now needs a repaint, otherwise sound. The vehicle was until recently used at Blists Hill Victorian Town and now surplus to requirements. £1500.
NOW SOLD

05/06/2026

Nikki and Colin enjoying their Shire Horse Experience Day at Acton Scott Heritage Farm today. Shires Edward and Bernie

04/06/2026

A few more photos of the Brooke horse welfare charity visit to Acton Scott Heritage Farm on Tuesday. Vets Aissatou and Tariq with shires Edward and Bernie. A great day 😊!

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Shrewsbury

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